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    説話

    説せつ話わ

    tale

    KMT10News #36+1Noun, Participle, VerbLiteratureKanji Vocab27 strokes

    せつわ

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    tale, narrative

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    これは古ふるい説せつ話わです。

    This is an old tale.

    KMT7Literature
    日に本ほん各かく地ちには、様さま々ざまな説せつ話わが語かたり継つがれている。

    Various tales are handed down throughout Japan.

    KMT10LiteratureCulture & Traditions
    その説せつ話わは、当とう時じの人ひと々びとの信しん仰こうや生せい活かつを反はん映えいしている。

    That tale reflects the beliefs and lives of people at that time.

    KMT10LiteratureHistoryReligion & Philosophy
    説せつ話わ集しゅうを読よむと、昔むかしの日に本ほんの文ぶん化かがよくわかる。

    Reading collections of tales helps one understand ancient Japanese culture well.

    KMT10LiteratureCulture & Traditions
    仏ぶっ教きょう説せつ話わは、人ひと々びとに道どう徳とく的てきな教きょう訓くんを与あたえた。

    Buddhist tales provided moral lessons to people.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyHistoryLiterature

    Kanji that make up this word

    説
    と.く…(4)
    opinion・theory・explanation・rumor
    話
    はな.す・はなし…(1)
    tale・talk
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