物もの語がたり

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

Broad term for a story, tale, or narrative, from folk legends to modern novels. Often used in titles and literary contexts.

〈物もの〉を語かたるto tell/narrate a story
彼かれは自じ分ぶんの人じん生せいの物もの語がたりを語かたった。
He told the story of his own life.
物語ものが始たりがはじまるfor a story to begin
この物もの語がたりは昔むかし々むかし、ある村むらで始はじまる。
This story begins long ago in a certain village.
物語もの主人公がたりのしゅじんこうthe protagonist of a story
物もの語がたりの主しゅ人じん公こうは勇ゆう敢かんな少しょう年ねんだった。
The protagonist of the story was a brave boy.
〈物もの〉〉に基もとづいた物語ものがたりa story based on something
この映えい画がは実じつ話わに基もとづいた物もの語がたりだ。
This movie is a story based on a true event.

話はなしN5
話 is a general everyday word for a talk or story, while 物語 suggests a more structured, literary narrative.
小しょう説せつN4
小説 specifically means a novel or fictional prose work, whereas 物語 can also cover legends, folktales, and non-realistic narratives.
伝でん説せつN1
伝説 refers to a legend passed down as (semi-)historical lore, while 物語 is the broader term for any narrative, fictional or not.
童どう話わN2
童話 is specifically a children's fairy tale, while 物語 is a general word for stories of any kind or audience.

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お話はなし
物語 refers to a longer, structured narrative such as a novel or legend, whereas お話 can be any story, including a short casual anecdote.
譚たん
物語 is the everyday, general word for 'story' or 'tale', while 譚 is a literary suffix/noun used mainly in compounds to name a specific genre of story.
ストーリーN3
物語 is a native Japanese word for a story or tale with a traditional, literary feel, while ストーリー is the loanword used for modern narratives, films, and games.
叙じょ事じ詩し
物語 is a general word for a story or tale in any form, while 叙事詩 refers specifically to a long narrative poem about heroic events.

物もの語がたるN2
物語 is the noun 'story' or 'tale', while 物語る is the verb 'to tell/narrate' or 'to indicate'; learners often confuse the two forms sharing the same kanji.

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物もの語がたりUsage98%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
ものがたりUsage1%
物もの語がたりUsage1%
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; rarely seen in modern writing.

Compound of 物 (もの, thing) + 語り (かたり, telling), the nominalized form of 語る (かたる, to tell). The kanji spelling 物語 is standard.