Japanese symbol for “storyteller”
語り手
かたりて
Romaji: katarite
narrator; storyteller; reciter
In Japanese, storyteller is 語り手, read かたりて (katarite).
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Meanings
- n narrator; storyteller; reciter
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “storyteller”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 語り部 | かたりべ kataribe | (professional) storyteller |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 英語 | えいご eigo | English (language) |
| 物語 | ものがたり monogatari | story; tale; narrative |
| 言語 | げんご gengo | language |
| 語る | かたる kataru | to talk about; to speak of; to tell |
| 日本語 | にほんご nihongo | Japanese (language) |
| 用語 | ようご yougo | term; terminology |
| 相手 | あいて aite | companion; partner; company |
| 選手 | せんしゅ senshu | player (of a sport); athlete; team member |
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.