Memory phrase for the Kanji: 歴

歴

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Meaning history, calendar, curriculum, flow of time

Pronunciation

REKI

Explanation

From top: cliff 厂, wood 林, stop 止 [止= Footprint of the right foot rotated 90° to the left.]

Mnemonic
 
At the cliff with the wood where we stopped, history was made.

Radicals

厂 cliffThe Radical gandare stands for cliff. Sometimes it is understood as a shield, like in 盾.
林 small forest
止 to stopAt top the picture of a left foot and at bottom a limiting line. "The foot stands at the line and stops."
麻 hemp, flaxSince hemp is illegal, it is not stored at home, but is well hidden. So: The building 广 in the forest 林 is for the hemp.
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 Vocabulary

履歴 りれき  personal history, background, career, log
歴 れき  history of, experience of
歴史 れきし  history
歴史家 れきしか  historian
学歴 がくれき  academic background
経歴 けいれき  personal history, career

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