No. 1,044 in Japanese
史上
"史上" means "in history" or "historically."
In a sentence
この映画は史上最高の興行収入を記録しました。
This movie achieved the highest box office revenue in history.
Here, the word '史上' (shijou) means 'in history' or 'of all time,' specifying that the context of 'highest box office revenue' is within the scope of historical records or comparisons across history.
史上初めて、人間が月に着陸した。
For the first time in history, humans landed on the moon.
'史上' (shijou) again denotes 'in history' or 'historically,' emphasizing the unique and unprecedented nature of this event within human history.
彼は史上最悪の大統領と言われています。
He is said to be the worst president in history.
In this sentence, '史上' (shijou) is used to denote that the scope of the comparison (being the worst president) spans all of recorded history for presidents.
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