Word Meaning 語る

かたる kataru

語る is read as かたる (kataru) and means to indicate.

Meaning

English

  1. to indicate
  2. to show
  3. to recite
  4. to chant
  5. to talk about
  6. to speak of
  7. to tell
  8. to narrate

Reading

Kana

かたる

Romaji

kataru

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 5584 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

語学

ごがく

linguistics

language

語らう

かたらう

to talk

語り

かたり

narration

語気

ごき

tone

語らい

かたらい

talk

語源

ごげん

origin of a word

語彙

ごい

vocabulary

語句

ごく

words

語り手

かたりて

narrator

語り口

かたりくち

way of reciting

語録

ごろく

analects

Example Sentences

10

Dreams speak the truth.

Actions speak louder than words.

I don't like talking about myself.

Tom let the cat out of the bag.

To talk about love is to make love.

I have no hesitation in telling the truth.

I wish I had the courage to speak about my feelings.

Statistics don't always tell the whole story.

Tom doesn't like to talk about his work.

Sooner or later, you'll tell me everything.