語かたる

かたる kataru

to talk
to tell
to recite

godan verbtransitive

Chinese meanings

讲述；诉说

Examples

Furigana

行動は言葉よりも声高く語る。
Actions speak louder than words.
行动比语言更有说服力。
Tatoeba #173334
父ちちが戦せん争そうの体たい験けん談だんを語かたってくれた。
My father told me about his experiences during the war.
父亲给我讲了他的战争经历。
Tatoeba #84850

Use this entry in code

import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('c34db201ec'); // 語る

{
  "id": "c34db201ec",
  "word": "語る",
  "reading": "かたる",
  "romaji": "kataru",
  "meanings": [
    "to talk",
    "to tell",
    "to recite"
  ],
  "level": "N3",
  "pos": [
    "v5r",
    "vt"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1270990,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "行動は言葉よりも声高く語る。",
      "en": "Actions speak louder than words.",
      "tatoeba_id": 173334
    },
    {
      "ja": "父が戦争の体験談を語ってくれた。",
      "furigana": "{父|ちち}が{戦争|せんそう}の{体験談|たいけんだん}を{語|かた}ってくれた。",
      "en": "My father told me about his experiences during the war.",
      "tatoeba_id": 84850
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "58b0337cf92bf9e38738402911838d70dedc098d17f61e60985989326d785957",
    "meanings": [
      "讲述",
      "诉说"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "行動は言葉よりも声高く語る。",
        "zh": "行动比语言更有说服力。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "父が戦争の体験談を語ってくれた。",
        "zh": "父亲给我讲了他的战争经历。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n3/c34db201ec",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1270990; local JMdict_e.gz",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "627bfb7d34c9f38baf76ebfc3c09c88ac80eddc3859f74bc3ece82cddab8966c"
  }
}