Meaning of 語る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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語るJLPT 3
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Kana Readingかたる
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Romajikataru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ru` ending, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to talk; to tell; to recite
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Example Sentences
語る, かたる used in context
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小泉首相が「憲法違反だから靖国神社参拝しちゃいかんという人がいます」と語った。
Prime Minister Koizumi said, "There are people who say that, because it's unconstitutional, I should not pray at the Yasukuni Shrine".
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A tale never loses in the telling.
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My father told me about his experiences during the war.
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She told about the accident with tears in her eyes.
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She took a deep breath and then started to talk about herself.
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She gave a narrative of her strange experience.
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