歴史
れきし · rekishi · JLPT N4 · noun
history
📜 歴史 = 歴 (pass through) + 史 (chronicle): the record of what has passed
歴 means to pass through or experience in sequence, as in 履歴 (personal record). 史 means chronicle or scribe. Together: the written record of what has been lived through. Sound hook: rekishi starts like record.