今昔物語
Meanings
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Konjaku Monogatarishū; Tales of Times Now Past
work of art, literature, music, etc.
Abbreviation of 今昔物語集 (Konjaku Monogatarishū), a 31-volume collection of stories from the late Heian period. Used as a proper noun for the work itself.
Konjaku Monogatari is a collection of tales compiled in the late Heian period.