Word Meaning 史上

しじょう shijou

史上 is read as しじょう (shijou) and means in history.

Meaning

English

  1. in history
  2. ever
  3. historical

Reading

Kana

しじょう

Romaji

shijou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 1801 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

史上最大

しじょうさいだい

greatest ... in history

史上最高

しじょうさいこう

record high

史上最強

しじょうさいきょう

strongest ever

史上空前

しじょうくうぜん

unprecedented in history

史上初

しじょうはつ

first in history

史上に

しじょうに

in history

史上に例を見ない

しじょうにれいをみない

unparalleled in history (unparallelled)

史上最悪

しじょうさいあく

worst-ever

史上に残る

しじょうにのこる

to go down in history

歴史上

れきしじょう

historic

史上唯一

しじょうゆいいつ

the first in history

上古史

じょうこし

ancient history

Example Sentences

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We visited places of historic interest.

Japan's trade surplus soared to a record high.

They are considered the greatest rock band in history.

However, there are instances in history where entire peoples were successfully exterminated.

They are considered the greatest rock band in history.

Are there any other interesting episodes in history?

Which historical figure would you want to meet if you could?

On September 26, 1959, the strongest typhoon in Japan's recorded history hit Nagoya.

I think Beethoven is as great a composer as ever lived.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has revised the magnitude of the eastern Japan quake from 8.8 to 9.0, the largest recorded in world history.