- 歴史 — history
- 史学 — historical studies
- 史跡 — historic site
- 史観 — view of history
- 史実 — historical fact
- 史料 — historical document
- 史上 — in history / historically
史 depicts an official or recorder holding a staff for proclamations, with 口 hinting at speech or announcements. Over time it came to represent the person who records events — hence its sense of “history” and “chronicle.”
日本の 歴史は とても興味深いです。
Japanese history is very fascinating.
この町には 多くの 史跡があります。
This town has many historic sites.