Japanese word

ストーリー

Pronunciation

Romajisutōrī

Meaning

  • nounstory

Example

映画のストーリーを友達に話します。ei ga no su tō rī o tomo dachi ni hana shi ma su

I tell my friend the story of the movie.

Illustration for ストーリー (story)

More examples

そのストーリーには、意外な結末があります。so no su tō rī ni wa i gai na ketsu matsu ga a ri ma su

That story has an unexpected ending.

Core concept

Presents real or invented events as a connected account with a beginning, development, and outcome.

Common phrases

  • ストーリーを話すsu tō rī o hana su

    tell the story

  • 面白いストーリーomo shiro i su tō rī

    an interesting story

  • ストーリーの結末su tō rī no ketsu matsu

    the story's ending

Similar words

話hanashi: An account of events told or written as a connected whole.
物語monogatari: A narrative that presents events or experiences as a connected account.
筋suji: The main sequence of events that forms a narrative.

Definition in Japanese

現実や創作の出来事を、つながりのある一続きの話として表したもの。gen jitsu ya sō saku no de ki goto o tsu na ga ri no a ru hito tsuzu ki no hanashi to shi te arawa shi ta mo no

Word origin

The Japanese noun ストーリー (sutōrī, "story") is borrowed from English story, which comes through Old French from Latin historia, meaning "account" or "record".

Usage tips

  • In English, story can describe real events or fiction, while plot focuses more narrowly on how events are arranged in a work.

Other meanings

  • plotnoun

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