Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 史


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Meaning

history

Pronunciation

SHI

Explanation

Mouth and a person with a wide step

Mnemonic

With the mouth, the person who has taken wide steps, tells his: history.

Radicals

mouth(A small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.)
person(Radical hito)
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Vocabulary

history, Chronicle (e.g. a country)
歴史 れきし history
歴史家 れきしか historian
女史 じょし Mrs., Ms.
史実 しじつ historical fact

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