Word Meaning 歌物語

うたものがたり utamonogatari

歌物語 is read as うたものがたり (utamonogatari) and means collection of short Heian-period tales in the form of poems.

Meaning

English

collection of short Heian-period tales in the form of poems

Reading

Kana

うたものがたり

Romaji

utamonogatari

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 116453 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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歌語

かご

word mainly used in tanka

歌物

うたもの

accompanied singing in which the singing is emphasized over the instrumental part (emphasised)

物語

ものがたり

story

平家物語

へいけものがたり

The Tale of the Heike

夢物語

ゆめものがたり

account of a dream

源氏物語

げんじものがたり

The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)

無生物主語

むせいぶつしゅご

inanimate subject

素物語

すものがたり

chat without food or drink

軍記物語

ぐんきものがたり

war chronicle

伊勢物語

いせものがたり

Tales of Ise

竹取物語

たけとりものがたり

Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)

物語る

ものがたる

to tell (a story)