monogatari
/ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ɡaˈtɑːri/ /ˌmɒnə(ʊ)ɡəˈtɑːri/(also monogatori)
noun
In Japan: a tale, story, or narrative; especially a legend, a romance.
- Monogatari as a literary genre flourished between the 9th and 14th centuries in Japan; in modern use, the term refers to stories modelled on the Japanese narrative tradition rather than the Western novel..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in William Griffis (1843–1928). From Japanese monogatari tale from mono thing, object, affair + -gatari, combining form of katari, nominalized stem of kataru to talk (about), tell, narrate, recite (probably from kata shape, form).