Save Gender Masculine Usage Japanese (Rare) Scripts 語(Japanese Kanji) かたる(Japanese Hiragana) カタル(Japanese Katakana) Pronounced Pron. [kä.tä.ɾɯ̟ᵝ] [key·simplify] Meaning & History From verb 語る (kataru) meaning "to tell, narrate; to recite, chant."This name is rarely used.