Word Meaning 源氏物語

げんじものがたり genjimonogatari

源氏物語 is read as げんじものがたり (genjimonogatari) and means The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic).

Meaning

English

The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)

Reading

Kana

げんじものがたり

Romaji

genjimonogatari

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 39 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 33008 Priority F

Related Vocabulary

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源氏

げんじ

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari)

源氏名

げんじな

"professional name" used by hostesses and geisha

源氏パイ

げんじぱい

Genji Pie (palmier made by Sanritsu Confectionery)

源氏星

げんじぼし

Rigel (star in the constellation Orion)

源氏香

げんじこう

Genjiko

源氏絵

げんじえ

genji-e

源氏豆

げんじまめ

sugar-coated soybeans

素物語

すものがたり

chat without food or drink

伊勢物語

いせものがたり

Tales of Ise

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

Example Sentences

また、『源氏物語』をはじめとする物語が愛好されました。

Additionally, the tale starting with "Genji's Story" was also much loved.

源氏物語を読んだが、日本文学の最高傑作と呼び声が高いのが理解できない。

I have read The Tale of Genji, but cannot understand why it's much talked of as the greatest Japanese literature.

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