Word details

おとぎ話

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word おとぎ話.

Dictionary

Entry

おとぎ話御伽噺お伽話お伽噺おとぎばなしNounFreq #13291
1

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

Examples
私はお母さんにおとぎ話を読んでもらった。
I had fairy tales read by my mother.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

話

tale, talk

13 strokesFrequency 134JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ワ

Kun

はな.すはなし
御

honorable, manipulate, govern

12 strokesFrequency 1,087JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ギョゴ

Kun

おん-お-み-

Nanori

う
伽

nursing, attending, entertainer

7 strokesFrequency 2,323JLPT N1Grade 9

On

カガキャギャ

Kun

とぎ
噺

talk, (kokuji)

16 strokesFrequency 2,308

Kun

はなし

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