履歴（りれき、rireki）
- history/record

The Japanese word 履歴 (りれき, rireki) primarily refers to a "personal history," "record," or "background." It encapsulates a chronological account of someone's past experiences, qualifications, employment, education, or other significant life events. It is a fundamental concept in contexts requiring documentation or an overview of an individual's past. 履歴 can also refer to the history of a company, organization, or even an object. It focuses on the sequential order of events.

⚫︎ 履歴書（りれきしょ） Translation: Resume; Curriculum Vitae ⚫︎ 履歴を調べる（りれきをしらべる） Translation: To check someone's history; to investigate a record. ⚫︎ 会社の履歴 Translation: Company history.

⚫︎ 履歴 is used in formal and informal situations. ⚫︎ It is frequently used in job applications, academic settings, and official documents to provide information about one's background. ⚫︎ You would use 履歴 when talking about someone's past experiences, education, or career. ⚫︎ It is also used in various contexts, from computer programs to historical records, to refer to the sequence of events.

⚫︎ The word is written using the kanji 履歴, but the reading is always りれき in hiragana. ⚫︎ The kanji 履 means "to experience" or "to perform," while 歴 signifies "history" or "record." ⚫︎ No specific variations in okurigana.

⚫︎ 経歴（けいれき） - Career; personal history (often related to professional experience). ⚫︎ キャリア - Career. (loanword) ⚫︎ 経緯（けいい）- Details; circumstances; process. ⚫︎ バックグラウンド - Background. (loanword)

There aren't direct antonyms that fully negate the meaning of 履歴. However, one might consider words related to the present or future, rather than the past, to be opposite concepts, such as: ⚫︎ 未来（みらい） - Future ⚫︎ 現在（げんざい） - Present

就職活動には、きちんとした履歴書の作成が不可欠です。 ・Translation: Creating a proper resume is essential for job hunting. ・Explanation: This sentence highlights the importance of a resume (履歴書) in the process of applying for a job.

このソフトウェアは、過去の操作の履歴を記録します。 ・Translation: This software records the history of past operations. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates 履歴 being used in the context of technology to mean "history."

The word 履歴 is formed by combining the kanji 履 (ri), meaning "to experience" or "to perform" and 歴 (reki), meaning "history" or "record." The combination creates a compound word that encapsulates the idea of a "record of experiences".