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祭

祭 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. まつり。
  2. まつる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「示」+音符「肉+又」。「まつり」を意味する漢語｛祭｝を表す字。甲骨文では「肉+又」が｛祭｝を表す字であったが、周代に「示」を加えた。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

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

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • サイElem.
Kun (native)
  • まつ(る)Elem.
  • まつ(り)Elem.
  • まつりElem.
Other languages
  • 拼音ji4
  • 拼音zhai4
  • 한글je
  • 한글chae
  • Hán-ViệtTế
  • Hán-ViệtSái

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
11 strokes
Radical
示(しめす)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+796D

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱⿰𱼀龴示

Words using this kanji

  • 祭りまつり「まつり」を参照。festival, feast, matsuri, harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob
  • 祭典さいてん祭りの儀式。 大規模ではなやかな行事。festival
  • 祭壇さいだん祭祀を行う際に設けられる壇。altar
  • 祭礼さいれい神を祭祀する儀式。特に神社の祭り。(religious) festival
  • 祭るまつる「まつる」を参照。to deify, to enshrine, to pray, to worship
  • 祭日さいじつ祭りの日。national holiday, festival day
  • 祭祀さいし神や祖先の霊を儀式、儀礼。まつり。ritual, religious service, festival
  • 祭神さいじん神社に祀られている神。enshrined deity
  • 祭事さいじ祭。神事。祭祀。festival, rites, ritual
  • 祭儀さいぎ祭事における儀式。祭祀。rites, ritual
  • 祭主さいしゅ(head) priest, head priest of the Ise Shrine
  • 祭司さいし祭儀を執行する者。priest
  • 祭文さいぶん祭礼などで神仏に捧げる祝詞。また、後世歌謡化し門付け芸となったもの。address to the gods, type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era
  • 祭式さいしき祭事の儀式。また、儀式の順序と作法。rites, rituals
  • 祭服さいふく神官などが祭祀の際に。vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)
  • 祭具さいぐ祭りで使う道具。equipment used in a ritual, ritual implement
  • 祭政さいせい祭祀と政治。church and state
  • 祭場さいじょう祭祀を行う場所。ceremony site
  • 祭殿さいでんshrine, sanctuary
  • 祭器さいき祭事や仏事に使用する器具。equipment used in rituals

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-6-5
Four Corner
2790.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4e6.3
Heisig
1183
Nelson
3247