Japanese symbol for “storytelling”
話芸
わげい
Romaji: wagei
(the art of) storytelling
In Japanese, storytelling is 話芸, read わげい (wagei).
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Meanings
- n (the art of) storytelling
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “storytelling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 講釈 | こうしゃく koushaku | storytelling |
| ストーリーテリング | ストーリーテリング sutooriiteringu | storytelling |
| ストーリー性 | ストーリーせい sutooriisei | (sense of) story; (sense of) narrative; storytelling (within a work) |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 電話 | でんわ denwa | telephone call; phone call |
| 話題 | わだい wadai | topic; subject |
| 会話 | かいわ kaiwa | conversation; talk; chat |
| 対話 | たいわ taiwa | dialogue; conversation; talk |
| 世話 | せわ sewa | care; looking after; help |
| 話し合い | はなしあい hanashiai | discussion; talk; tête-à-tête |
| 芸術 | げいじゅつ geijutsu | art; the arts |
| 芸能 | げいのう geinou | public entertainment; performing arts |
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.