Japanese

おまつり
Meaning: festival; tangling of fishing lines
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

お
祭
り

Example sentences

My fishing line got tangled with the person next to me.
お祭りには大勢の人が集まった。
Many people gathered for the festival.
お祭りの日は、町全体がとてもにぎやかになります。
On the day of the festival, the whole town becomes very lively.
街はお祭り一色だ。
The town was completely caught up in the festival atmosphere.
お祭りの境内には多くの露店が並んでいた。
There were many stalls lined up in the temple grounds for the festival.
お祭りで大きな太鼓の音が響いている。
The sound of a large drum is echoing at the festival.
お祭りの時期になると、この通りは大変な賑わいを見せる。
During the festival season, this street shows great bustle.
お祭りの日が待ち遠しいです。
I am really looking forward to the festival.
お祭りの浴衣に合わせて、可愛い巾着を持ち歩いた
I carried a cute drawstring bag to match my festival yukata.
お祭りの屋台で射的をしたら、景品の人形が当たりました。
I played the shooting gallery at a festival stall and won a doll as a prize.

Usage Notes

In addition to meaning 'festival', this is fishing jargon for when lines from different people get tangled together. The verb form is 'お祭りする'.

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