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お祭り

お祭、 御祭り、 御祭

Reading

Kana: おまつり
Romaji: omatsuri
Kana
Romaji

Definition

noun
1

festival; feast; carnival

Note: polite (teineigo) language
See also: 祭り

Kanji

祭
Readings: サイ、 まつ.る、 まつ.り、 まつり
Meanings: ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship
御
Readings: ギョ、 ゴ、 おん-、 お-、 み-
Meanings: honorable, manipulate, govern

Example Sentences

お祭(まつ)り中(ちゅう)に高山(こうざん)に行(い)きたい。
➥I'd like to go to Takayama during festival time.
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お祭(まつ)りの間(ま)頑張(がんば)ってくれましたね。
➥I greatly appreciate your efforts during our festival.
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パーティーはお祭(まつ)り騒(さわ)ぎで終(お)わった。
➥The party ended up with great revelry.
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稲(いね)の収穫期(しゅうかくき)にはお祭(まつ)りをする。
➥A festival is held at the rice harvest.
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私(わたし)はそのお祭(まつ)りをみたいのですが。
➥I would like to see the festival.
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お祭(まつ)りの日(ひ)と試験(しけん)の日(ひ)が重(かさ)なっている。
➥The date of the festival coincides with that of the exam.
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