Word details
祭り
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 祭り.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Common noun
festival; feast; matsuri
Examples
その祭りはつまらないどころではありませんでした。
The festival was far from dull.
2
Colloquial; Common noun
harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; flaming
3
Colloquial; Noun, used as a suffix
galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy; mania
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
祭
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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