Word Meaning 百物語

ひゃくものがたり hyakumonogatari

百物語 is read as ひゃくものがたり (hyakumonogatari) and means round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story).

Meaning

English

round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)

Reading

Kana

ひゃくものがたり

Romaji

hyakumonogatari

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 101502 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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百一物

ひゃくいちもつ

monk's allowed daily necessities (clothes, food, etc.)

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)

語り物

かたりもの

a narrative

Example Sentences

歌留多の会が百物語の会にでも変ったように、一種の暗い空気がこの一座を押し包んで、誰も彼もみな黙っていた。

Just as if the card gathering had turned into a ghost story telling party, a kind of dark mood had settled over those present and everyone was silent.

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京極夏彦　巷説百物語 Kyougoku Natsuhiko: Kousetsu Hyaku Monogatari