物語

ものがたり

story, tale

Mnemonic

Things told one after another until between them they add up to something. Adventures, mostly, and all of it over one mono もの guitar がたり: ものがたり.

Worth knowing

話はなし is a talk or a story in the everyday sense. 物語 is a tale, the sort that gets written down.

Built from

物

thing, object

牛 cow + 勿 must not

語

language, word

言 speech + 五 five + 口 mouth

Words sharing these kanji

物 thing, object 人物 character, person 本物 real thing, genuine article 荷物 baggage, load 建物 building, structure 買い物 shopping 生き物 living creature 日本語 Japanese language 語る to tell, to talk

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