Japanese

へいけものがたり
Meaning: The Tale of the Heike
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

平
家
物
語

Example sentences

The beginning of the Tale of the Heike has the resonance of impermanence.
平家物語の冒頭には、諸行無常の響きがあると記されている。
It is written at the beginning of the Tale of the Heike that there is the sound of the impermanence of all things.
『平家物語』の冒頭には「盛者必衰の理」という有名な一節がある。
In the opening of 'The Tale of the Heike', there is a famous passage about the principle that the prosperous must decline.

Usage Notes

A classic Japanese epic poem from the Kamakura period.

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