沿革

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 沿革 is read as えんかく and means history or development.
• Basic usage: It can identify the history of a school or the development of a workshop shown on a timeline.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Summarizing a school’s history
  • 沿革: The school's history is summarized in the commemorative booklet. Example: 学校の沿革が記念誌にまとめられています。
• Checking a workshop’s development
  • 沿革: We checked the workshop's history on the timeline in the exhibit hall. Example: 展示室の年表で工房の沿革を確認しました。