# 史 — History

Frequency rank 383 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 象 (Elephant), less common than 器 (Container).

- On’yomi: し
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

The character looks like a person carrying a scroll and a stick — it resembles a historian walking with their records, chronicling history as they go.

In words:

- 歴史 れきし — history
- 女史 じょし — Ms.

[Study 史](https://app.kanjidrift.com/study?kanji=%E5%8F%B2)

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