Japanese

Noun

歴史家 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 歷史家, hiragana れきしか, romaji rekishika)

1. historian

Usage notes

Refers both to a person who studies history academically, and to a person who is knowledgeable about history.

Synonyms

• (historian in general): 史家 (しか) ‎(shika)
• (specifically an academic historian): 歴史 (れきし)学者 (がくしゃ) ‎(rekishi gakusha)

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3