# 歴 — past record; successive

歴 means “past record; successive”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 14 strokes. On'yomi: レキ (reki). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: past record; successive
- On'yomi: レキ (reki)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 14
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Time 1

## How to remember 歴

Parts: 厂 cliff · 林 grove · 止 stop

## Don't confuse it with

[暦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/calendar/) · [麻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/hemp/) · [摩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/rub/)

## More in the “Time 1” set

[歴](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/past-record/) · [未](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/not-yet/) · [久](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/long-time/) · [延](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/postpone/) · [齢](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/age/) · [了](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/finish/) · [遅](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/late/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/past-record/. Last updated 2026-11-01.