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Kanji for History
The kanji for “history” is 史, read shi and written in 5 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
史
history
History; a story worth remembering.
5 strokes On reading シ (shi) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: history, chronicle
Readings used for names on Nazuke: shi, fumi
In Japan it appears in about 1,047 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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