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11 昔話 Folk Tale

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Meaning

Primary

Folk Tale

Alternatives

Legend, Old Story, Folklore

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Long ago people used to talk about all sorts of things. Most of them weren't true. Long ago people liked to lie a lot. Now we call those things they talked about folk tales and legends.

Reading

むかしばなし

Explanation

The readings for this word are both kun'yomi readings. You learned them both already, so you should be able to read this on your own. Just watch out for the rendaku of はなし to ばなし.

Context

Context Sentences

これは日本の昔話ですか。

Is this a Japanese folk tale?

まるで昔話の中に出てくるおひめさまみたいね。

That's like a princess in a legend.

バス待合所でバスを待ちながら、昔話の絵本を子どもに読み聞かせた。

While waiting for a bus in the bus shelter, I read a folk tale picture book for my child.

Kanji Composition

  • 昔
    • むかし
    • Long Ago
  • 話
    • わ
    • Talk
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