変へん身しん譚たん

noun

story of metamorphosis; transformation tale

A narrative genre or story centered on physical transformation, often found in folklore, mythology, or fantasy.

• カフカの『変へん身しん』は有ゆう名めいな変へん身しん譚たんだ。

  Kafka's "The Metamorphosis" is a famous transformation story.

• 日本にほんの昔むかし話ばなしには動どう物ぶつが人にん間げんになる変へん身しん譚たんが多おおい。

  Many Japanese folktales are transformation stories in which animals become human.