Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
もの
Grade: 3
かた(り) > がた(り)
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
寢物語 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of (ne, sleep) +‎ 物語 (monogatari, story).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ものがたり [nèmónógáꜜtàrì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ne̞mo̞no̞ɡa̠ta̠ɾʲi]

Noun

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()(もの)(がたり) (nemonogatari

  1. pillow talk
    ()(もの)(がたり)()
    nemonogatari ni kiku
    to listen to pillow talk

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN