Japanese dictionary
How to say "story" in Japanese
話はなし · hanashi
A "story" in Japanese is 話 (hanashi). A written tale is 物語 (monogatari). A story of a building, meaning a floor, is 階 (kai).
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Ways to say "story" in Japanese
| Japanese | When to use it |
|---|---|
| 話はなし · hanashi | Story; talk. |
| 物語ものがたり · monogatari | Story; tale (written). |
| 〜階〜かい · kai | Story; floor (of a building). |
How to use it
A ten-story building is 十階建て (jukkaidate).
"Long story short" is 簡単に言うと (kantan ni iu to).
Example sentences
- 面白い話を聞きました。Omoshiroi hanashi o kikimashita.I heard an interesting story.
- 子どもに物語を読みました。Kodomo ni monogatari o yomimashita.I read a story to my child.
- このビルは二十階建てです。Kono biru wa nijukkaidate desu.This building is twenty stories tall.
- 昔話が好きです。Mukashibanashi ga suki desu.I like folk tales.
- 簡単に言うと、計画は来年に延びました。Kantan ni iu to, keikaku wa rainen ni nobimashita.Long story short, the plan was pushed to next year.
- その話は本当ですか。Sono hanashi wa hontō desu ka.Is that story true?
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Questions
How do you say a building's number of floors in Japanese?
Use 階建て (kaidate): 三階建て (three-story), 十階建て (ten-story).
What is 昔話?
昔話 (mukashibanashi) are traditional Japanese folk tales, like Momotaro.
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