祭 : Ritual

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Components:

月示

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

On 'yomi:

サイ(sai)

Kun 'yomi:

まつ.る(matsu.ru) まつ.り(matsu.ri) まつり(matsuri)

Strokes:	11
Radical:	礻 (113)
Usage Rating:	1124

JLPT:	N2
old JLPT:	2
Grade:	3

Unicode:	0796d
jis208:	26-55

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祭 Usage examples

祭り上げる(まつりあげる) 祭上げる(まつりあげる)	to set up (in high position), to kick upstairs
祭り込む(まつりこむ)	to place an obnoxious person in an out-of-the-way post to be rid of him or her
祈年祭(としごいのまつり)	prayer service for a good crop
団菊祭(だんぎくさい)	kabuki performance in commemoration of Danjuro and Kikugoro
港祭り(みなとまつり)	port festival
桜祭り(さくらまつり) 桜祭(さくらまつり)	cherry blossom festival
映画祭(えいがさい)	film festival
五月祭(ごがつさい)	May Day, May Festival
体育祭(たいいくさい)	athletic festival
過越の祭(すぎこしまつり) 過越祭(すぎこしまつり) 過ぎ越しの祭(すぎこしまつり) 過越しの祭(すぎこしまつり)	Passover
新嘗祭(しんじょうさい)	ceremonial offering by the Emperor of newly-harvested rice to the deities
大嘗祭(おおなめまつり)	first ceremonial offering of rice by newly-enthroned Emperor
土俵祭り(どひょうまつり)	ceremony to purify the ring before the start of a tournament
祭政分離(さいせいぶんり)	separation of church and state, separation of religious ritual and government administration
祭官(さいかん)	official who arranges festival and rites
後夜祭(こうやさい)	an event held on the night after the last day of some festival (school festival) often bonfire & dancing
青森ねぶた祭(あおもりねぶたまつり)	Nebuta Festival (Aomori)
ねぶた祭り(ねぶたまつり)	nighttime festival in Aomori
夏至祭(げしさい)	Midsummer, midsummer festivities, midsummer feast
降誕祭(こうたんさい)	celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man, Nativity
キリスト降誕祭(キリストこうたんさい)	Christmas
奇祭(きさい)	strange festival, festival with bizarre or unusual ritual