noun
beautiful story; elegant tale
A literary term coined by Kafū Nagai for a beautifully told or elegant story. Rare in everyday speech; encountered mainly in literary contexts or discussions of Nagai's works.
永井荷風の「綺譚」は、美しい物語を指す言葉として知られている。
Kafū Nagai's '綺譚' is known as a term for a beautiful story.