How to say tale in Japanese

ものがたりmonogatari Inflection

noun / ~する noun / ~の noun:

  • tale; story; legend

Example Sentences

うぐいすuguisusamurai人間愛ningen'aitoユーモアYUUMOA溢れるafurerusamurai物語monogatari
"The Nightingale Samurai" is a samurai tale full of humanity and humour.
こうkou見えてmiete子供の頃kodomonokorohaケーキKEEKIwoホールHOORU平らげたtairageta伝説densetsuwo持っているmotteiru
You couldn't tell it by looking, but she has the legendary tale of having eaten two whole cakes when a child.
oreha小学校shougakkounotoki見たmitanda人魚ningyoでもdemoそんなsonnaメルヘンチックなMERUHENCHIKKUnahanashiじゃなくてjanakute
I saw one, a mermaid, when I was a primary schooler. But it wasn't that sort of fairy-tale atmosphere of a story.
fufu・・・いわくiwakugaあるarunosaあそこasokoにはniha
He-heh... there's a tale behind that, for that place.
hanashiha語ってkatattemo全然zenzen減らないheranai
A tale never loses in the telling.

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