JLPT N2 Upper Intermediate
物語る
To narrate a story; to indicate or reveal a truth through appearance.
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1 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To tell a story / To recount
Describes the act of recounting a sequence of events or a specific history in a literary or dramatic fashion.
Example
その 本 は 、 一人 の 英雄 の 冒険 を 物語って いる 。
That book tells the story of a single hero's adventures.
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2 Verb (Godan, Transitive)
To show / To indicate
Signifies that a condition, appearance, or object serves as strong evidence of a hidden truth or past event.
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