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ritual, offer prayers

JLPT N2 Grade 3 11 strokes
Kun'yomi
まつ.る・まつ.り・まつり
On'yomi
サイ

祭 in example sentences

  • Karera wa omatsuri o chuushi shita.

    They canceled the festival.

  • たいです

    Sono omatsuri o mitaino desuga.

    I'd like to see the festival.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.

Words that use 祭

祭 means "ritual, offer prayers". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 11 strokes. It is read まつ.る・まつ.り・まつり in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and サイ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 3.

Common questions

What does the kanji 祭 mean?
祭 means "ritual, offer prayers". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 祭 have?
祭 is written in 11 strokes.
How is 祭 read?
It is read まつ.る・まつ.り・まつり in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and サイ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 祭?
祭 is a JLPT N2 kanji.