語り部

語りべ、 語部

Reading

Kana: かたりべ

Romaji: kataribe

Definitions

noun

1

(professional) storyteller

2

hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court

Kanji

語

Readings: ゴ、 かた.る、 かた.らう

Meanings: word, speech, language

部

Readings: ブ、 -べ

Meanings: section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine