祭 means ritual
offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine
Meat offered by hand at the altar: festival.
On'yomi
- サイsai
Kun'yomi
- まつ(る)matsuru
- まつりmatsuri
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Common words
- 祭日さいじつnational holiday; festival day
- 祭るまつるto deify; to enshrine
- 祭りまつりfestival; feast
- 芸術祭げいじゅつさいart festival