JLPT N2 · Verb

祭る (matsuru)

祭る (まつる, matsuru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to deify; to enshrine”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: まつる
Romaji: matsuru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

to deify; to enshrine · godan verb, transitive
to pray; to worship · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

この記念碑は祖国に命を捧げた兵士を祭っている。

This monument is dedicated to the soldiers who gave their lives to their country.

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

Conjugation of 祭る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	祭る	まつる matsuru
Polite (~masu)	祭ります	まつります matsurimasu
Negative	祭らない	まつらない matsuranai
Polite negative	祭りません	まつりません matsurimasen
Past	祭った	まつった matsutta
Polite past	祭りました	まつりました matsurimashita
Negative past	祭らなかった	まつらなかった matsuranakatta
Te-form	祭って	まつって matsutte
Potential	祭れる	まつれる matsureru
Passive	祭られる	まつられる matsurareru
Causative	祭らせる	まつらせる matsuraseru
Volitional	祭ろう	まつろう matsurou
Imperative	祭れ	まつれ matsure
Conditional (~ba)	祭れば	まつれば matsureba

Kanji in 祭る

祭

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

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 祭る.

お祭りおまつりfestival祭まつりfestival祭日さいじつnational holiday雛祭ひなまつりHinamatsuri (March 3)

Source: JMdict entry 1295250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.