JLPT N2 · 14 strokes
Kanji 歴: "curriculum, continuation, passage of time"
The kanji 歴 means "curriculum, continuation, passage of time". It is written with 14 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read レキ, レッキ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
レキレッキ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | curriculum, continuation, passage of time |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 14 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 5 |
| Frequency rank | 632 of 2,501 |
Common words with 歴
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 歴史history
- 経歴personal history; background; career
- 歴史的historical; traditional · historic
- 歴代successive generations; successive emperors
- 歴experience; history; record; career
- 歴としたaccepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
- 歴史上historic; historical
- 歴戦veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
- 履歴personal history; background; career · log; record; history
- 歴然evident; plain; distinct; clear
- 黒歴史dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
- 学歴academic background; academic credentials; academic record
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