# uta monogatari

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A Japanese literary genre that originated in the Heian period. A subgenre of tale-literature, it includes works that combine poetry (waka) with fictional prose narrative.

## Etymology
From Japanese 歌物語 (uta monogatari, “poem-tale”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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