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元始祭

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 元始祭.

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元始祭んしさいNoun
1

Shinto

Festival of Origins (January 3)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

beginning, former time, origin

4 strokesFrequency 192JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ゲンガン

Kun

もと

Nanori

ちかはじめはるゆきよし

commence, begin

8 strokesFrequency 244JLPT N3Grade 3

On

Kun

はじ.める-はじ.めるはじ.まる

Nanori

もと

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

11 strokesFrequency 1,124JLPT N2Grade 3

On

サイ

Kun

まつ.るまつ.りまつり

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