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[もの()·がたり()]
monogatari
noun

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[もの()·がた()·]
monogatari

English Meaning(s) for 物語

noun
  1. story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

Definition and Synonyms for 物語

Story a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
Synonyms: 物語, 物語る
Legend a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
Synonyms: レジェンド, 伝う, 伝え, 伝える, 伝承, 伝え話, 伝説, 先祖伝承, 口碑, 古伝, 奇譚, 故事, 昔話, 民間伝承, 物語, 物語る, 神話, 言伝, 言い伝え, 言い伝える
Account a record or narrative description of past events
Synonyms: のたまわく, クロニクル, ヒストリー, 伝説, 叙事文, 史乗, 史書, 因縁, 実記, 履歴, 年代記, 年譜, 所記, 故事, 曰く, 来歴, 来由, 歴史, 沿革, 物語, 物語る, 由来, 由来書, 由緒, 由縁, 経緯, 編年史, 言う, 言伝, 記事, 記述, , , 話す, 語り草, 説話, 謂れ, 謂れ因縁, 講談, 青史
Yarn the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
Synonyms: 物語, , , 語り, 語る, 説話
Narration a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events
Synonyms: ストーリー, 物語, 物語る, , , 話す
History the aggregate of past events
Synonyms: ストーリー, ヒストリー, 前歴, , , 因縁, 履歴, 成り立ち, 成り立つ, 故事, 来歴, 来由, 歴史, 沿革, 物語, 由来, 由緒, 由縁, 病歴, 素性, 経緯, 言う, 謂れ, 謂れ因縁, 過去
Novel an extended fictional work in prose
Synonyms: ノベル, ロマン, ノヴェル, 人情本, 小説, 物語, 物語る, 稗官, 虚構
Narration presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
Synonyms: ストーリー, 物語, 物語る, , , 話す
Novel usually in the form of a story
Synonyms: ノベル, ロマン, ノヴェル, 人情本, 小説, 物語, 物語る, 稗官, 虚構

Meanings for each kanji in 物語

» thing; object; matter
» word; speech; language

Categories 物語 is a member of

Fiction a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
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Story a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
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Substance what a communication that is about something is about
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Record anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
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Account the act of informing by verbal report
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Past the time that has elapsed
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 物語

Sample Sentences for 物語

Additionally, the tale starting with "Genji's Story" was also much loved.
The story was full of marvelous happenings.
The story has come down through many years.
This story may be adaptable for a television program.
But this is the story of an old man who wants to die.

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