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uta monogatari

uta monogatari noun: a Japanese literary genre that originated in the Heian period. A subgenre of tale-literature, it includes works that combine poetry (waka) with fictional prose narrative.

Noun

uta monogatari (countable and uncountable, plural uta monogatari)

  1. A Japanese literary genre that originated in the Heian period. A subgenre of tale-literature, it includes works that combine poetry (waka) with fictional prose narrative.

Forms of uta monogatari

pluraluta monogatari

Origin of uta monogatari

From Japanese 歌物語 (uta monogatari, “poem-tale”).

Questions about uta monogatari

What does uta monogatari mean?
Uta monogatari means a Japanese literary genre that originated in the Heian period. A subgenre of tale-literature, it includes works that combine poetry (waka) with fictional prose narrative.
What part of speech is uta monogatari?
Uta monogatari is a noun.
What is the plural of uta monogatari?
The plural of uta monogatari is uta monogatari.

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