noun
Refers to the act or style of telling something aloud. It can mean ordinary spoken telling, or a performed recital/storytelling style in arts and entertainment.
彼の語りには独特のリズムがある。
His way of speaking has a distinctive rhythm.
噺家の語りに客席が引き込まれた。
The audience was drawn in by the storyteller's recital.
noun
narration; narrative voice
Used for the narration or narrative voice in a film, documentary, novel, game, or similar work.
この映画は主人公の語りで進んでいく。
This film proceeds through the protagonist's narration.
noun
topic; subject of talk
Uncommon as a general equivalent of 'topic'; in everyday Japanese, 話題 is usually the safer word. This sense is best understood as the subject matter of a telling or discussion.
「語り」を「話題」の意味で使うのは珍しく、日常会話では普通「話題」と言う。
Using 語り to mean 'topic' is uncommon; in everyday conversation people usually say 話題.
The verb meaning 'to tell' or 'to narrate'; 語り is its noun form, focusing on the telling itself or the style of narration.
A broader everyday word for talk, a story, or a conversation; 語り sounds more focused on deliberate telling or narrative style.
A loanword often used for voice-over narration; 語り can be more Japanese and broader, including storytelling and narrative voice.
The normal modern word for 'topic'; 語り as 'topic' is uncommon and limited.
A deverbal noun formed from the continuative stem of 語る, 'to tell' or 'to narrate.' The kanji 語 is conventionally associated with words, language, and telling.