Memory phrase for the Kanji: 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

mouthA small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.
personRadical hito
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Vocabulary

 史  し  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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