語る|かたるkataru[0]heiban (flat)

1. godan verb, transitive verbto talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate
2. godan verb, transitive verbto recite; to chant
3. godan verb, transitive verbto indicate; to show
   行動こうどうは言葉ことばよりも声こえ高たかく語かたる。↗

   Actions speak louder than words.

• Synonym述べるのべるWrittenWritten and fairly formal: states opinions or facts. 「語る」 instead tells experiences or thoughts at length, in an organized way.
• Synonym物語るものがたるWrittenWritten style: tells a story, and also used when facts themselves reveal something, as in 「数字が物語る」.
• Synonym話すはなすNeutralThe everyday, most common word for talking or conversing. 「語る」 is weightier, telling something in an organized way.
• Synonym口述こうじゅつFormalFormal: stating something orally, or dictating for someone to write down, as in 「口述試験」.
• Synonym叙述じょじゅつWrittenWritten style: narrating how events unfolded in order, mostly in written texts.
• Synonym申し上げるもうしあげるFormalHumble form of 「言う」 showing respect to the addressee — clients, audiences and the like, as in 「お礼申し上げます」.
• Related陳述ちんじゅつFormalFormal, often legal: a statement made in court or similar settings, as in 「意見陳述」.
• Related言ういうNeutralThe most basic verb for saying, with the broadest range. 「語る」 stresses telling something through, with complete content.
• Related記述きじゅつWrittenWritten style: objectively records things in writing, unlike the spoken 「語る」.
• Related申すもうすFormalHumble equivalent of 「言う」, as in 「〜と申します」. 「語る」 carries no honorific coloring.
• Related発言はつげんFormalFormal: voicing an opinion at a meeting or in public, with the focus on a single remark.
• Related説明せつめいNeutralExplains so the listener understands. 「語る」 centers on telling or recounting.
• Related表現ひょうげんNeutralExpresses thoughts and feelings through language or art, not limited to the spoken word.
• RelatedおっしゃるFormalRespectful form of 「言う」 for someone else's speech. 「語る」 carries no honorific coloring.
• Related言い表すいいあらわすWrittenWritten style: puts something into words, as in 「言葉では言い表せない」, with the focus on wording.
• RelatedしゃべるCasualColloquial: chatting or talking, with a casual or talkative feel. 「語る」 is weightier.
• Related書き表すかきあらわすWrittenWritten style: expresses things in writing, the counterpart to voicing them aloud with 「語る」.
• Related申し述べるもうしのべるFormalHumble language: respectfully states something to a superior or counterpart, on formal occasions.
• Related名状めいじょうWrittenWritten word, mostly in the negative 「名状しがたい」, for something too hard to put into words.
• Related物申すものもうすFormalFormal: dares to voice an objection, as in 「政府に物申す」. 「語る」 simply narrates.
• RelatedのたまうWrittenArchaic honorific for a superior's speech; today often ironic, for someone declaring something brazenly.
• Antonym黙るだまるNeutralAntonym: staying silent, the opposite of speaking out with 「語る」.
• Antonym聞くきくNeutralAntonym: listening, standing opposite 「語る」 on the speaking-versus-listening axis.

Use 「語る」 for telling experiences or thoughts in an organized, weighty way. For everyday talking pick 「話す」 or 「言う」, for casual chat 「喋る」. For formal statements use 「述べる」; honorific speech calls for 「仰る」 (others' words) or 「申し上げる」 (one's own). 「物語る」 covers storytelling and facts that speak for themselves; 「説明」 explains, 「表現」 expresses in any medium, 「発言」 is a remark at a meeting, and 「黙る」/「聞く」 are the silence and listening counterparts.

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

1. 思おもっていることを言葉ことばにして表あらわす。
2. 節ふしをつけて物語ものがたりなどを朗読ろうどくする。
3. 子供こどもが片言かたことで物ものを言ゆう。あぎとう。
4. 熱あつく物事ものごとを説明せつめいする。