noun
narrative; storytelling piece
Refers to a traditional Japanese narrative performance genre, such as 平曲, 説経節, or 浄瑠璃, where a story is chanted or recited with musical accompaniment.
語り物は、日本の伝統的な語り芸の一つです。
Katarimono is one of Japan's traditional narrative performance arts.
平家物語は語り物として琵琶法
The Tale of the Heike was passed down as a katarimono by biwa-playing minstrels.