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祭典

Reading

Kana: さいてん
Romaji: saiten
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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festival

Kanji

Readings: サイ、 まつ.る、 まつ.り、 まつり
Meanings: ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship
Readings: テン、 デン
Meanings: code, ceremony, law, rule

Example Sentence

その王室(おうしつ)結婚式(けっこんしき)壮大(そうだい)祭典(さいてん)であった。
➥The royal wedding was a magnificent occasion.
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