(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)()
To read a story.
この物語(ものがたり)とても面白(おもしろ)
This story is very interesting.
I read a story to the child before bed.
This movie is a moving story based on a true story.
The Tale of Genji was written over a thousand years ago, but it is still read by many people today.

物語(ものがたり) means a tale, story, or narrative. It has a literary and somewhat elevated tone compared to (はなし) (story, talk).

ETYMOLOGY:
(もの) (thing) + (かた) (telling), from the verb (かた) (to tell, to narrate).

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

SEE ALSO: ストーリー (story, narrative — loanword)