Today’s Kanji is “祭” (matsu-ri); Kanji for “festival”.
Handwritten Kanji “祭” (matsu-ri)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “祭”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 祭 | サイ まつ-る まつ-り | sai matsu-ru matsu-ri | 11 | 示 | festival |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “祭”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| お祭り | おまつり | Omatsuri | Festival |
| 夏祭り | なつまつり | Natsu matsuri | Summer festival |
| 体育祭 | たいいくさい | Taiikusai | Sports festival |
