Illustration: A baker enters a small home kitchen and stops beside a tipped flour bowl. A continuous trail of floury pawprints crosses the dark countertop and ends at a cat sitting with an absurdly innocent expression. Flour coats its front paws and nose, and one paw still rests inside the overturned bowl.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

物もの語がたる

monogataru

to show, to indicate

Example sentences

  1. この話はなしはアメリカに起おこっていることについて多おおくを物語ものがたっている。

    This story says a lot about what has happened to America.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼女かのじょの顔かおがその大おおきな失望しつぼうを物語ものがたっていた。

    Her face expressed her bitter disappointment.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 統計とうけいはすべてを物語ものがたるとは限かぎらない。

    Statistics don’t always tell the whole story.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 物語

  • 物thing; objectOnブツ・モツKunもの・もの-
  • 語word; speechOnゴKunかたる・かたらう

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