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[せつ()·()]
setsuwa
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 説話

noun, suru verb
  1. tale; narrative

Definition and Synonyms for 説話

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

Meanings for each kanji in 説話

» rumor; opinion; theory
» tale; talk

Categories 説話 is a member of

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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