Meaning of 物語 in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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物語JLPT 3
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Kana Readingものがたり
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Romajimonogatari
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no`
- Meaning
- tale; story; legend
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Example Sentences
物語, ものがたり used in context
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The Nightingale Samurai A samurai tale full of humanity and humour.
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『カムイの剣』は、1868年の徳川将軍時代の崩壊と、明治天皇下での日本の復興という変革期を舞台にした、一種の侍/忍者物語だ。
Kamui no Ken was a sort of samurai/ninja story set during the transition of the fall of the Tokugawa Shogunate and the re-establishment of Japan under the Emperor Meiji in 1868.
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良家出身のエリート検事と今どきの女子高生という、アンバランスな男女の間に繰り広げられる愛の物語。
A love story that unfolds between an unlikely pair, a public prosecutor from a good family and a modern high school girl.
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The story drew to a conclusion.
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The story got more and more interesting.
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The story got more and more exciting.
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