NichiDict

語る

N3
かたる
[kataru]
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Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate

2.GodanTransitive

to recite; to chant

3.GodanTransitive

to indicate; to show

Examples

彼は自分の経験を熱心に語った

He spoke passionately about his own experience.

講談師が忠臣蔵を語った

The kōdanshi narrated the story of Chūshingura.

その傷跡が彼の苦しい過去を語っている

Those scars speak of his painful past.