祭
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 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.
Stroke order & writing
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祭 in example sentences
らはをた。 Karera wa omatsuri o chuushi shita.
They canceled the festival.
をたいのですが。 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
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.