How to say “history” in Japanese | 歴史 (れきし、rekishi)

The Japanese vocabulary「歴史 (れきし、rekishi)」means “history.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	歴史
Hiragana	れきし
Romaji Reading	rekishi
English Meaning	history

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.

The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

Japanese Sentence	日に本ほんの歴れき史しを調しらべる。
Romaji Reading	Nihon no rekishi o shiraberu.
English Meaning	I’ll research Japanese history. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	日本の歴史を調べます。
Romaji Reading	Nihon no rekishi o shirabemasu.
English Meaning	I’ll research Japanese history. (Polite Form)

Japanese Sentence	延岡のべおか市しの歴史れきしを学まなぶ授業じゅぎょうがある。
Romaji Reading	Nobeoka-shi no rekishi o manabu jugyō ga aru.
English Meaning	There is a class to learn about the history of Nobeoka City. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	延岡市の歴史を学ぶ授業があります。
Romaji Reading	Nobeoka-shi no rekishi o manabu jugyō ga arimasu.
English Meaning	There is a class to learn about the history of Nobeoka City. (Polite Form)

Nobeoka City is in Miyazaki Prefecture.

Japanese Sentence	歴史れきしの課題かだいは木曜もくよう日びまでだ。
Romaji Reading	Rekishi no kadai wa mokuyōbi made da.
English Meaning	The history assignment is due on Thursday. (Plain Form)

Japanese Sentence	歴史の課題は木曜日までです。
Romaji Reading	Rekishi no kadai wa mokuyōbi made desu.
English Meaning	The history assignment is due on Thursday. (Polite Form)

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