Japanese Conversation · Level 24
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Japanese word
物語
Pronunciation
Romajimonogatari
Meaning
- nounstory
Example
その物語は面白いです。so no monogatari wa omo shiro i de su
That story is interesting.
More examples
この物語はおもしろいです。ko no monogatari wa o mo shi ro i de su
This story is interesting.
子どもたちは寝る前に物語を読みます。ko do mo ta chi wa ne ru mae ni monogatari o yo mi ma su
The children read a story before bed.
Core concept
Connects people and events into an account that can be shared as fiction or as a record of what happened.
Common phrases
物語を読むmonogatari o yo mu
read a story
物語を聞くmonogatari o ki ku
listen to a story
物語の主人公monogatari no shu jin kō
protagonist of the story
Similar words
話hanashi: An account of events told or discussed in speech or writing.
ストーリーsutōrī: The sequence of events that gives a book, film, or conversation its content.
Definition in Japanese
実際または想像上の人や出来事を筋道立てて述べた話。jis sai ma ta wa sō zō jō no hito ya de ki goto o suji michi ta te te no be ta hanashi
Word origin
物語 (monogatari) is a native Japanese compound of 物 (mono, "thing") and 語り (katari, "telling"), from 語る (kataru, "to tell").
Usage tips
- In everyday Japanese, 物語 (monogatari) can refer to a story in a book, film, or conversation, so it is not limited to written fiction.
Related words
- 物語るmonogatarunarrateverb
- 物語性monogatariseinarrative qualitynoun