~史

~し · ~shi · JLPT N2 · noun

history of ~

📜 史 began as a scribe's hand holding a record; the suffix means recorded history

Add ~史 to a noun to name its history: 日本史 (にほんし) is Japanese history and 世界史 (せかいし) is world history. Sound hook: shi sounds like she, so think of it as her-story.

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