Quick answer
祭 is the kanji for "Festival". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is まつ.る (matsuru). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Festival
Also : Ritual · Worship · Celebrate · Enshrine
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
11 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 祭 represents 'RITUAL'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of ritual.
On-reading: さい — remember this sound by associating it with ritual. Kun-reading: まつ.る.
Example Sentences
地域のお祭りに参加して、伝統文化を体験しました。
ちいきのおまつりにさんかして、でんとうぶんかをたいけんしました。
I participated in a local festival and experienced traditional culture.
祭典に向けて、地域全体が一体となって準備を進めています。
さいてんにむけて、ちいきぜんたいがいったいとなってじゅんびをすすめています。
Toward the festival, the entire community is united in advancing preparations.
Vocabulary using 祭
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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