かた
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate
2. to recite; to chant
3. to indicate; to show
Kanji used
language
Pitch accent
たる
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
take it from me; trust me, I'm talking from experience; word to the wise
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
to speak in tongues
a narrow-minded person cannot understand the ways of the world; (lit.) a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it
Examples (24 in total)
I'd rather not say anything about politics.
He doesn't want you to tell him about your sex life.
I want to speak about my love.