Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
かた(り)
Grade: 2
へ > べ
Grade: 3
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 語部 – see the following entry.
かた
[noun] (professional) storyteller, raconteur
[noun] (historical) narrator in early imperial court
Alternative spelling
語りべ
(This term, 語部, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)