語り

かたり
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1

Talk; the act or content of speaking or reciting (such as a recital or spoken presentation).

Noun

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彼の語りは聴衆を一気に引き込んだ。

His storytelling immediately drew the audience in.

民話の語りを子どもたちに聞かせた。

I told the children a folk tale.

朗読会で語りを担当した。

I was in charge of the recitation at the reading event.

2

Narration; the storytelling voice or perspective within a work (the narrator's tone or viewpoint).

Noun

Examples

この小説は一人称語りで進む。

This novel proceeds in first-person narration.

映画の語りが時系列を複雑にしている。

The film's narration makes the chronology complex.

作者の語り口が読者を惹きつける。

The author's narrative voice attracts readers.

3

A topic or subject of telling; the matter that is told or discussed (the subject/theme of a narrative).

Noun

Examples

彼女の語りの中心は戦時中の記憶だった。

The focus of her account was memories from the wartime period.

今日の語りは地域の伝統行事についてだ。

Today's talk is about local traditional events.

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