物語る|ものがたるmonogataru[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to recount
2. godan verb, transitive verbto tell of; to show; to indicate; to prove; to attest to
   子供こどもが健康けんこうだということは母親ははおやの育そだて方かたが立派りっぱであるということを物語ものがたる。↗

   The child's good health says a great deal for maternal care.

   この話はなしはアメリカに起おこっていることについて多おおくを物語ものがたっている。↗

   This story says a lot about what has happened to America.

• Synonym語るかたるNeutralCovers telling or talking about something, as in 「夢を語る」. It stresses the act of narrating, while 物語る also often means facts that speak for themselves.
• Synonym話すはなすNeutralThe most common verb for talking or conversing, leaning toward everyday conversation; it lacks the full narrative or proof nuance of 「物語る」.
• Synonym述べるのべるNeutralFor stating opinions or facts, as in 「意見を述べる」. It leans toward written, formal settings rather than the storytelling of 物語る.
• Related表すあらわすNeutralMeans to express or represent, as in 「感謝の気持ちを表す」. It focuses on putting something into outward form; 物語る is about facts revealing the truth.
• Related言ういうNeutralThe most basic verb for saying, with the widest range. It carries none of the storytelling or proof nuance found in 物語る.
• Related示すしめすNeutralTo show or indicate, as in 「データが示す」. Close to the 'indicate' sense of 物語る, but without its narrative flavor.
• Related裏付けるうらづけるWrittenIn written/formal prose, to back a claim up with evidence, as in 「証言を裏付ける」. It stresses supporting with proof, not narrating.
• Related証明しょうめいNeutralTo prove or verify, as in 「身分を証明する」. It is about formal confirmation and involves no narration.
• Related実証じっしょうWrittenIn written/formal prose, to verify with facts or experiments, as in 「理論を実証する」. It leans scientific.
• Related言い表すいいあらわすNeutralTo put into words, as in 「言葉で言い表せない」. It centers on wording and expression rather than telling a story.
• Related立証りっしょうWrittenIn written/formal prose, to establish by presenting evidence, as in 「無罪を立証する」. Common in legal contexts.
• Related証拠だてるしょうこだてるWrittenWritten/formal prose for proving with evidence. It is rarely used; say 「証明する」 in everyday speech.
• Antonym隠すかくすNeutralTo hide or conceal. The opposite of 物語る when it means facts coming to light.
• Antonym黙するもくするWrittenIn written/formal prose, to remain silent — the opposite of telling, as 物語る does.

Use 「物語る」 for telling a story or for facts that speak for themselves, as in 「傷跡が戦いを物語る」. For general telling choose 「語る」, for showing or indicating 「示す」, and for proving 「証明する」; the opposite of revealing facts is 「隠す」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. ある纏まとまった話はなしをする。
2. ある事実じじつが事情じじょうをよく説明せつめいする。