(ものがたり)

ものがたり
noun
tale, story
1. tale, story, legend
A narrative, especially a traditional or fictional one.
物語(ものがたり)()む。
To read a story.
この物語(ものがたり)はとても面白(おもしろ)い。
This story is very interesting.
子供(こども)()(まえ)物語(ものがたり)()んであげた。
I read a story to the child before bed.
この映画(えいが)実話(じつわ)(もと)づいた感動(かんどう)(てき)物語(ものがたり)だ。
This movie is a moving story based on a true story.
源氏(げんじ)物語(ものがたり)』は千年(せんねん)以上(いじょう)(まえ)()かれた作品(さくひん)だが、(いま)でも(おお)くの(ひと)()まれている。
The Tale of Genji was written over a thousand years ago, but it is still read by many people today.

USAGE: 物語(ものがたり) often appears in titles of literary works and has a classical, narrative connotation.

FAMOUS WORKS:

  • 源氏(げんじ)物語(ものがたり) (The Tale of Genji)
  • 竹取(たけとり)物語(ものがたり) (The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter)
  • 平家(へいけ)物語(ものがたり) (The Tale of the Heike)

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 物語(ものがたり)(かた)る (to tell a story)
  • 物語(ものがたり)展開(てんかい)する (a story unfolds)