Kanji

祭

ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship

Kanji

Grade

Grade 3

Strokes

11 strokes

Radical

示部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

サイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

まつる, まつり, まつり

Common Readings

サイ, まつ…り, まつ…る

Example sentences

祭り まつり
祭り とても 賑やか です

The village festival is very lively.

市民 しみん
多く 市民 その 祭り 参加 した

Many citizens participated in that festival.

まつり
友達 一緒に 地元 祭り 行きました

I went to the local festival with my friends.

学園 がくえん
学園 とても 賑やかだった

The academy festival was very lively.

お祭り おまつり
お祭り してしまった

My fishing line got tangled with the person next to me.

大勢 おおぜい
お祭り 大勢 集まった

Many people gathered for the festival.

文化祭 ぶんかさい
来月 文化祭 クラス 全員 上演する

The whole class will perform a play at next month's school festival.

大成功 だいせいこう
文化祭 出し物 大成功 終わった

The cultural festival performance was a huge success.

祭壇 さいだん
静かに 祭壇 つき 祈り 捧げた

He quietly knelt before the altar and offered a prayer.

神饌 しんせん
神職 祭壇 神饌 供えた

The Shinto priest offered the food offerings on the altar.

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