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祭

ritual
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingサイ
Kun readingまつ.る、まつ.り、まつり
JōyōGrade 3
  1. to deify
  2. to enshrine
  3. to pray
  4. to worship

Popular Usage

お祭り祭日

Radicals and components

Radical示spiritComponents

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
祭るまつる
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
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
葬祭そうさい
funerals and ceremonial occasions
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
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
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

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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