Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 物語(ものがたり) in Japanese

物語
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
ものがたり
Romaji
monogatari
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    tale; story; legend
    Example sentence
    うぐいす人間愛ユーモア溢れる物語 The Nightingale Samurai A samurai tale full of humanity and humour.

Examples of 物語, ものがたり in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

14 strokes

word, speech, language

On'Yomi: ゴ

Kun'Yomi: かた.る, かた.らう

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JLPT 4

8 strokes

thing, object, matter

On'Yomi: ブツ, モツ

Kun'Yomi: もの, もの-

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