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

村の祭りはとても賑やかです。

The village festival is very lively.

多くの市民がその祭りに参加した。

Many citizens participated in that festival.

友達と一緒に地元の祭りに行きました。

I went to the local festival with my friends.

学園祭はとても賑やかだった。

The academy festival was very lively.

隣の人とお祭りしてしまった。

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.

来月の文化祭でクラス全員で劇を上演する。

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

文化祭の出し物は大成功に終わった。

The cultural festival performance was a huge success.

彼は静かに祭壇の前に膝をつき、祈りを捧げた。

He quietly knelt before the altar and offered a prayer.

参列者は祭壇の前で献花した。

The attendees offered flowers in front of the altar.

Example Vocabulary

司祭

しさい

priest; cleric (especially Catholic or Orthodox)

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祭

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Example sentences

Example Vocabulary

祭り

祭

お祭り

文化祭

祭壇

司祭

学園祭

体育祭

夏祭り

お祭り騒ぎ

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