Entry
  1. Noun

    origin and history; particulars

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    彼はやたらに故事来歴に詳しいけれど、それが人生の役に立っているのかはなはだ疑問だね。
    He has a great storehouse of knowledge about historical details but I seriously doubt that's of any use in life.

Also written 古事来歴【こじらいれき】

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Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently

Kun
ゆえふる.いもと
On
Strokes
9
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
612 of 2500
Radical
rap
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
1-5-4SKIP code
4i5.2The Kanji Dictionary
4864.0Four corner code
1566deroo
6545Unicode hex code
1-24-46JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2044Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2334New Nelson (John Haig)
1141New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1466Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
778Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1056Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
333Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
355Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
455A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
880Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
707Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
13161Morohashi
668A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
173Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
173Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
778sakade
587Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
694henshall3
697Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
722Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
936Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
339Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
gu4Pinyin reading
goKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Kun
ことつか.うつか.える
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
18 of 2500
Radical
hook
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-8-3SKIP code
0a8.15The Kanji Dictionary
5000.7Four corner code
1547deroo
4e8bUnicode hex code
1-27-86JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
272Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
71New Nelson (John Haig)
3567New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4384Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2220Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2986Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1156Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1240Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
32A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
768Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
73Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
241Morohashi
293A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
80Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
80Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
230sakade
108Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
309henshall3
300Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
10crowley
237Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
30Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1164Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi4Pinyin reading
saKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

come, due, next, cause, become

Kun
く.るきた.るきた.すき.たすき.たる
On
ライタイ
Strokes
7
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
102 of 2500
Radical
tree
WaniKani
Level 5

Built from

Used in names as

くりくるごろ

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-7-3SKIP code
0a7.6The Kanji Dictionary
5090.0Four corner code
1464deroo
6765Unicode hex code
1-45-72JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
202Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2565New Nelson (John Haig)
3551New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4366Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2211Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2975Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1884Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2029Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
113A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
538Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
25Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
14489Morohashi
217A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
69Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
69Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
147sakade
62Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
237henshall3
153Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
27crowley
133Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.5busy_people
36Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1902Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
lai2Pinyin reading
raeKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
5WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

curriculum, continuation, passage of time

On
レキレッキ
Strokes
14
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
632 of 2500
Radical
stop
WaniKani
Level 19

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-2-12SKIP code
2p12.4The Kanji Dictionary
7121.1Four corner code
3373deroo
6b74Unicode hex code
1-46-82JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
835Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2964New Nelson (John Haig)
3019New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3748Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1913Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2600Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
376Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
402Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
692A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2247Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
839Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16334PMorohashi
606A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
480Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
489Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
536sakade
654Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
636henshall3
621Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
387crowley
704Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1132Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
382Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
li4Pinyin reading
ryeogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
19WaniKani level