漢字道KANJIDO

11 strokesRadical

8Elementary year 311 strokesRadical
On
サイ
Kun
まつ(り)・まつ(る)
Meaning
festival, to worship

Origin

ORIGIN

A hand (又) offering meat (月) on an altar (示) to the gods — meaning a festival.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

サイ祭礼・文化祭
まつる祭る・祭り上げる
まつり祭り・秋祭り

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 祭日さいじつ

    festival day, holiday

  • 文化祭ぶんかさい

    culture festival

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

夏の お祭りに 行きます。

I go to the summer festival.

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