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    語る

    語かたる​

    to talk about

    N3KMT5News #9+1CoreVerb, TransitiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab15 strokes

    かたる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to talk about, to speak of, to tell, to narrate
    2.
    to recite, to chant
    3.
    to indicate, to show

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの経けい験けんを語かたりました。

    He spoke about his own experiences.

    KMT3Daily Life
    祖そ母ぼはよく昔むかし話ばなしを語かたってくれました。

    My grandmother often told me old stories.

    KMT5Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    その映えい画がは、戦せん争そうの悲ひ劇げきを静しずかに語かたっています。

    That movie quietly tells the tragedy of war.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsHistory
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの夢ゆめを熱あつく語かたり、周まわりの人ひと々びとを感かん動どうさせた。

    He passionately spoke of his dreams and moved the people around him.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの言こと葉ばは、彼かれの強つよい意い志しを雄ゆう弁べんに語かたっていた。

    His words eloquently spoke of his strong will.

    KMT7Core ConceptsEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    語
    かた.る・かた.らう…(1)
    word・speech・language
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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