Japanese symbol for “relate”
物語る
ものがたる
Romaji: monogataru
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to recount
In Japanese, relate is 物語る, read ものがたる (monogataru).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- v5r, vt to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to recount
- v5r, vt to tell of; to show; to indicate; to prove; to attest to
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “relate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 関連付ける | かんれんづける kanrenzukeru | to connect; to correlate; to associate |
| 関係つける | かんけいつける kankeitsukeru | to relate |
| 叙する | じょする josuru | to relate; to narrate; to describe |
| 叙す | じょす josu | to relate; to narrate; to describe |
| 絡ます | からます karamasu | to connect; to relate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 動物 | どうぶつ doubutsu | animal |
| 人物 | じんぶつ jinbutsu | person; character; figure |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
| 建物 | たてもの tatemono | building |
| 物質 | ぶっしつ busshitsu | material; substance |
| 本物 | ほんもの honmono | genuine article; real thing; real deal |
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) |
| 言語 | げんご gengo | language |
See also: Chinese symbol for “relate”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.