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Definition and Synonyms for 故事
| 1. | 先祖伝承 | 神話上のまたは超自然の存在または出来事についての物語 |
| 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 | |
| 2. | 神話 | 歴史として認められた伝統的な話 |
| Myth | a traditional story accepted as history | |
| Synonyms: | 伝説, 故事, 神話 | |
| 3. | 話説 | 過去の出来事の記録または物語風の記述 |
| 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, 話, 話す, 語り草, 説話, 謂れ, 謂れ因縁, 講談, 青史 | |
| 4. | ストーリー | 過去の出来事の集合体 |
| History | the aggregate of past events | |
| Synonyms: | ストーリー, ヒストリー, 前歴, 史, 史, 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 | |
| 5. | 神話 | 人々の世界観を説明する働きをする |
| Myth | serves to explain the world view of a people | |
| Synonyms: | 伝説, 故事, 神話 |
Meanings for each kanji in 故事
| » | 故 | happenstance; especially; intentionally; reason; cause; circumstances; the late; therefore; consequently |
| » | 事 | matter; thing; fact; business; reason; possibly |
Categories 故事 is a member of
| 1. | 物語り | 一連の関連した出来事を語るフィクション |
| Story | a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events | |
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| 2. | 記録 | 過去の出来事に関する永久的な証拠または情報を提供する（文書、レコード録音、写真のような）もの |
| 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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| 3. | 古 | 経過した時間 |
| Past | the time that has elapsed | |
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