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経歴

けいれき

career history, background

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Examples

  1. 彼の経歴はとても立派だ。

    かれのけいれきはとてもりっぱだ。

    His career history is very impressive.

  2. 面接で経歴について詳しく聞かれた。

    めんせつでけいれきについてくわしくきかれた。

    At the interview I was asked in detail about my background.

  3. 履歴書に経歴を正しく書いてください。

    りれきしょにけいれきをただしくかいてください。

    Please write your career history correctly on the résumé.

  4. 経歴を偽っていたことが分かり、彼は職を失った。

    けいれきをいつわっていたことがわかり、かれはしょくをうしなった。

    It came out that he had falsified his background, and he lost his job.

Common patterns

経歴を持つ
to have a background in
経歴を偽る
to falsify one's record
経歴書
career summary

Memory tip

経歴 is the story of the schools and jobs a person has passed through, used when judging someone. 履歴 is the neutral record of the same facts, and 履歴書 is the form you fill in.

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