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JLPT N3 · Noun

祭 (matsuri)

祭 (まつり, matsuri) is a Japanese noun meaning “festival; feast”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
まつり
Romaji
matsuri
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. festival; feast; matsuri · noun
  2. harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; flaming · noun · colloquial
  3. galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy; mania · suffix noun · colloquial

Example sentences

その祭りはつまらないどころではありませんでした。
The festival was far from dull.
Tatoeba #210541

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 祭

祭
ritual, offer prayers, celebrateサイ・まつ.る・まつ.り · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 祭.

お祭りおまつりfestival祭日さいじつnational holiday祭るまつるto deify雛祭ひなまつりHinamatsuri (March 3)

Source: JMdict entry 1604130 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.