# 史 — history

史 means “history”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 5 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 史 (shi, “history”).

- Meaning: history
- On'yomi: シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 5
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Study

## How to remember 史

Parts: 口 mouth; box · 乂 crossed arms

## Words with 史

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 史 | し (shi) | history |

## Don't confuse it with

[呂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/spine/) · [右](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/right/) · [告](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/announce/) · [吸](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/suck/)

## More in the “Study” set

[課](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lesson/) · [史](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/history/) · [科](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/academic-subject/) · [授](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/impart/) · [級](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/class/) · [練](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/practise/)

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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/n3-kanji/history/. Last updated 2026-11-01.