This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: サイ、まつ.る、まつ.り、まつり
Romaji: sai, matsu.ru, matsu.ri, matsuri
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

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

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  11
Radical Number:  113
Frequency:  1124
Grade:  3
Skip Pattern:  2-6-5
Korean Reading:  chae
Chinese Reading:  zhai4
Unicode:  796d
JIS:  3A57

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2672
Nelson Index: 3247
New Nelson Index: 4092
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4e6.3
Four Corner Index: 2790.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 283
Gakken Index: 899
Japanese Names Index: 1467
Daikanwanjiten Index: 24700
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 8.0470
Remembering the kanji Index: 1102
Kanji Flashcards Index: 775
Kodansha Compact Index: 1414
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 299
Kanji in Context Index: 473
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1715
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2329
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1111
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1183
Essential Kanji Index: 423
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3311
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2541
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 400
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 371

Words

(まつり)
festival; feast
司祭 (しさい)
priest; minister; pastor
祭事 (さいじ)
festival; rites; ritual
大祭 (たいさい)
grand festival
祭礼 (さいれい)
(religious) festival
祭神 (さいじん、さいしん)
enshrined deity
例祭 (れいさい)
regular festival; annual festival
祭典 (さいてん)
festival
祭祀 (さいし)
ritual; religious service; festival
祭壇 (さいだん)
altar
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