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祭

JLPT N2 SL3 11 strokes Frequency: #1124

Meanings

Ritual, Offer Prayers, Celebrate, Deify, Enshrine, Worship

Radicals

示

Decomposition

⿱⿰⺼寸示

Etymology

Ideographic: Hand 寸 holding meat ⺼ over an altar 示

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 11

Stroke Order

1 diagonal right-to-left

2 corner top-to-bottom

3 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

4 dot bottom-to-top

5 corner top-to-bottom

6 diagonal bottom-right-to-top-left

7 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

8 horizontal bottom-to-top

9 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left

10 diagonal bottom-to-top

11 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

サイ sai

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

まつり matsuri

まつ matsu

Words Using This Kanji

179 words total

Other (20 words)

植樹祭しょくじゅさい

tree-planting ceremony

祭事さいじ

festival

祭場さいじょう

ceremony site

祭服さいふく

vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)

祭殿さいでん

shrine

祭具さいぐ

equipment used in a ritual

rites

(head) priest

church and state

equipment used in rituals

祭式さいしき

rites

祭政一致さいせいいっち

unity of church and state

Ara (constellation)

anniversary

Pentecost

Christmas

Ainu bear-sacrifice festival

葬祭そうさい

funerals and ceremonial occasions

復活祭ふっかつさい

Easter

学祭がくさい

school festival

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