源氏物語

げんじものがたり

Meanings

1. Noun The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)

Kanji

• 源 source. Read as ゲン.
• 氏 Mr.
• 物 thing. Read as もの.
• 語 language. Read as かたる.

Example sentences

• 源氏物語を読んだが、日本文学の最高傑作と呼び声が高いのが理解できない。
  I have read The Tale of Genji, but cannot understand why it's much talked of as the greatest Japanese literature.

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