Word Meaning 物語る

ものがたる monogataru

物語る is read as ものがたる (monogataru) and means to tell (a story).

Meaning

English

  1. to tell (a story)
  2. to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.)
  3. to relate
  4. to recount
  5. to tell of
  6. to show
  7. to indicate
  8. to prove

Reading

Kana

ものがたる

Romaji

monogataru

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 4741 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

物語

ものがたり

story

語り物

かたりもの

a narrative

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

もの

quality

物理

ぶつり

physics

物質

ぶっしつ

matter