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[おとぎばなし(話)]
otogibanashi
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[お(御)·とぎ(伽)·ばなし(噺)]
otogibanashi
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[おとぎ(伽)·ばなし(話)]
otogibanashi
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[おとぎ(伽)·ばなし(噺)]
otogibanashi
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[お(御)·とぎ(伽)·ばなし(話)]
otogibanashi
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[おとぎばなし(噺)]
otogibanashi
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Root Words:

[お + とぎ(伽) + はなし(話)]
o + togi + hanashi

English Meaning(s) for おとぎ話

noun
  1. fairy-tale; nursery-tale
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Definition and Synonyms for おとぎ話

Fairy Tale a story about fairies
Synonyms: メルヘン, フェアリーテール, 伽話, 御伽, おとぎ話
Fairy Tale told to amuse children
Synonyms: メルヘン, フェアリーテール, 伽話, 御伽, おとぎ話

Meanings for each kanji in おとぎ話

» tale; talk

Categories おとぎ話 is a member of

Narration a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
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Stroke Order Diagrams for おとぎ話

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Sample Sentences for おとぎ話

Fiction is as old as fairy tales and myths.
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She was absorbed in reading a fairy tale.
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I had fairy tales read by my mother.
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That author translated those fairy tales into our language.
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When I was a child, my mother would often read fairy tales to me.
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