# 歴 — Continuation

Frequency rank 572 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 講 (Lecture), less common than 城 (Castle).

- On’yomi: れき
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 止 Stop (Kangxi 77)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

A cliff at the top overlooks trees and a stop sign below — from the cliff, you watch the trees grow without stopping, a continuation through time.

In words:

- 歴史 れきし — history
- 履歴 りれき — personal history;background;career;log
- 学歴 がくれき — academic background

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