Word Meaning 史家

しか shika

史家 is read as しか (shika) and means historian.

Meaning

English

  1. historian

Reading

Kana

しか

Romaji

shika

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 13637 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

史学家

しがっか

historian

科学史家

かがくしか

historian of science

美術史家

びじゅつしか

art historian

歴史家

れきしか

historian

福音史家

ふくいんしか

evangelist (i.e. Matthew, Mark, Luke or John)

史上

しじょう

in history

史料

しりょう

historical materials

史学

しがく

study of history

史実

しじつ

historical fact

史跡

しせき

historic landmark

史観

しかん

historical view

史書

ししょ

history book

Example Sentences

3

I am a historian.

What's the historian's duty?

The role of the historian is less to discover and catalog documents than to interpret and explain them.