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    3. 物語る

    物語る

    物もの語がたる​

    to tell (a story)

    N2KMT5News #10+1CoreVerb, TransitiveLiteratureKanji Vocab23 strokes

    ものがたる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to tell (a story), to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.), to relate, to recount
    2.
    to tell of, to show, to indicate, to prove, to attest to

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    彼かれは子こ供どもたちに昔むかし話ばなしを物もの語がたった。

    He told old stories to the children.

    KMT4LiteratureFamily & Relationships
    その絵えは、当とう時じの人ひと々びとの生せい活かつを物もの語がたっている。

    That painting tells the story of people's lives at that time.

    KMT5Art & DesignHistory
    彼かれの沈ちん黙もくは、その決けつ断だんの重おもさを物もの語がたっていた。

    His silence spoke volumes about the weight of that decision.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    古ふるい遺い跡せきは、その文ぶん明めいの繁はん栄えいを物もの語がたっています。

    The ancient ruins attest to the prosperity of that civilization.

    KMT6HistoryCulture & Traditions
    この小しょう説せつは、若わか者ものの成せい長ちょうと葛かっ藤とうを物もの語がたる感かん動どう的てきな作さく品ひんだ。

    This novel is a moving work that tells the story of youth's growth and conflict.

    KMT7LiteratureEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    物
    もの・もの-…(2)
    thing・object・matter
    Kanji
    語
    かた.る・かた.らう…(1)
    word・speech・language
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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