| Kanji | 祭 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | サイ |
| Kunyomi | まつ.る、まつ.り、まつり |
| English | ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship |
| Examples | 祭(まつり): festival; feast 祭る(まつる): (1) to deify; to enshrine (2) to pray; to worship 祭日(さいじつ): national holiday; festival day 雛祭(ひなまつり): Girls' Festival (March 3rd); Dolls' Festival お祭り(おまつり): festival; feast; carnival |
| JLPT Level | 2 |
| Jouyou Grade | 3 |
| Frequency | 1124 |
| Components | 月: month; moon 示: show; indicate; point out; express; display |
| Number of Strokes | 11 |
| Kanji Radical | 示 |
| Radical Number | 113 |
| Radical Strokes | 5 |
| Radical Reading | しめす・しめすへん |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | ritual |
| Koohii Story 1 | A ritual such as a circumcision: a small piece of flesh from the crotch is left on the altar. |
| Koohii Story 2 | There are many famous penis matsuris(festivals) in Japan. The rituals of these festivals involve placing the flesh of the crotch on an altar. |
Tags: jlpt.n2, grade3, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_human.activities_culture.art
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