This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

今昔物語

Reading

Kana: こんじゃくものがたり
Romaji: konjakumonogatari
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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Konjaku Monogatarishuu (31-volume collection of stories written during the late Heian period)

Note: abbreviation
See also: 今昔物語集

Kanji

Readings: コン、 キン、 いま
Meaning: now
Readings: セキ、 シャク、 むかし
Meanings: once upon a time, antiquity, old times
Readings: ブツ、 モツ、 もの、 もの-
Meanings: thing, object, matter
Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう
Meanings: word, speech, language