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祭

Festival
Stroke count: 11

Readings

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Kun readingまつ.り、まつ.る
JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 3Level 12

Meanings

  1. festival
  2. ritualRtK
  3. offer prayers
  4. celebrate
  5. deify
  6. enshrine
  7. worship
  1. to deify
  2. to enshrine
  3. to pray
  4. to worship

Popular Usage

お祭り祭日

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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moon (月) · month (月) · flesh (月) · part of the body (月) · crotch · altar (示) · show (示) · two (二) · small (小)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1183

Compound words

祭日さいじつ
national holiday; festival day
祭壇さいだん
altar
祭典さいてん
festival
祭礼さいれい
(religious) festival
祭りまつり
festival; feast; matsuri; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming
慰霊祭いれいさい
memorial service
前夜祭ぜんやさい
event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)
芸術祭げいじゅつさい
art festival
後の祭りあとのまつり
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
祭り上げるまつりあげる
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
祭るまつる
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
葬祭そうさい
funerals and ceremonial occasions
冠婚葬祭かんこんそうさい
important ceremonial occasions in family relationships
ひな祭りひなまつり
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Hina Matsuri; Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
葵祭あおいまつり
Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15)
学祭がくさい
school festival
供祭ぐさい
offerings
祭祀さいし
ritual
祭禮さいれい
(religious) festival
侍祭じさい
acolyte
雛祭ひなまつり
Hinamatsuri (March 3)
喪祭そうさい
funerals and festivals
弔祭ちょうさい
memorial service
燔祭はんさい
burnt offering (i.e. religious animal sacrifice)

Additional Examples

彼は祭壇の上をあちこちに歩いた。
He walked to and fro on the stage.tatoeba
彼は祭りの写真を何も撮らなかった。
He took no photos of the festival.tatoeba
彼は黒い服を着ていたので、司祭のように見えた。
Since he was dressed in black, he looked like a priest.tatoeba
彼はジョンを閑職に祭り上げた。
He kicked John upstairs.tatoeba
- 縁日、駄菓子屋、お祭り
Fairs, mom-and-pop candy stores, and festivalswiki
福知山市の秋の代表的お祭りである。
This is a major autumn festival of Fukuchiyama City.wiki
主な神社の例祭日
Date of head shrine's reisaiwiki
大祭日と小祭日。
A day on which a major or minor rite is conducted.wiki

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Festival, rite. 月 (meat) + 又 (hand) + 示 (altar) — a hand placing meat on an altar.

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