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歴

Kanji 歴: meaning "history", readings, stroke order

The kanji 歴 means "history". On'yomi: レキ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
history
On'yomi
レキ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
14
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
歷 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 歴

  • 歴史 れきし — history
  • 履歴書 りれきしょ — Resume
  • 学歴 がくれき — academic background
  • 経歴 けいれき — personal history, career
  • 履歴 りれき — personal history, background, log

Stroke order · 14 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13
  14. 14

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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