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| Entry |
Reading |
English |
Rank |
| 祭 |
まつり |
(n) festival; feast |
871 |
| 祭り |
まつり |
(n) festival; feast |
2514 |
| 祝日 |
しゅくじつ |
(n) national holiday |
4561 |
| 祭事 |
さいじ |
(n) festival; rites; ritual |
4915 |
| 祭神 |
さいしん |
(n) enshrined deity |
7234 |
| 祭神 |
さいじん |
(n) enshrined deity |
7234 |
| 司祭 |
しさい |
(n) (Catholic) priest; rabbi |
7643 |
| 祭典 |
さいてん |
(n) festival |
8572 |
| 大祭 |
たいさい |
(n) grand festival |
8994 |
| 祝う |
いわう |
(v5u) to congratulate; to celebrate |
9805 |
| 祭祀 |
さいし |
(n) ritual; religious service; festival |
9963 |
| 祝福 |
しゅくふく |
(n,vs) blessing |
11606 |
| 祭礼 |
さいれい |
(n) (religious) festival |
11885 |
| 例祭 |
れいさい |
(n) regular festival; annual festival |
12342 |
| 祭る |
まつる |
(v5r) to deify; to enshrine |
13503 |
| 祝祭日 |
しゅくさいじつ |
(n) national holiday |
13927 |
| 祝い |
いわい |
(n) celebration; festival |
14745 |
| 祭壇 |
さいだん |
(n) altar |
15502 |
| 祝賀 |
しゅくが |
(n,vs) celebration; congratulations |
16414 |
| 祭司 |
さいし |
(n) priest |
17366 |
| 祝祭 |
しゅくさい |
(n) festivals; feasts |
18025 |
| 祭日 |
さいじつ |
(n) national holiday; festival day |
18728 |
| 祇園祭 |
ぎおんまつり |
(n) Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th) |
19476 |
| 前夜祭 |
ぜんやさい |
(n) Christmas Eve; the eve (of festival) |
20047 |
| 謝肉祭 |
しゃにくさい |
(n) the carnival |
20676 |
| 祝典 |
しゅくてん |
(n) celebration |
20712 |
| 祝詞 |
しゅくし |
(n) Shinto ritual prayer |
21177 |
| 祝詞 |
のっと |
(n) Shinto ritual prayer |
21177 |
| 祝詞 |
のと |
(n) Shinto ritual prayer |
21177 |
| 祝詞 |
のりと |
(n) Shinto ritual prayer |
21177 |
| お祝い |
おいわい |
(n) congratulation; celebration |
21277 |
| 秋祭り |
あきまつり |
(n) autumn festival |
21277 |
| 冠婚葬祭 |
かんこんそうさい |
(n) important ceremonial occasions in family relationships |
23235 |
| 祭儀 |
さいぎ |
(n) rites; ritual |
24291 |
| 助祭 |
じょさい |
(n) (Catholic) deacon |
25630 |
| 祝儀 |
しゅうぎ |
(n) congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; tip |
25918 |
| 祝宴 |
しゅくえん |
(n) (celebration) banquet |
26730 |
| 葬祭 |
そうさい |
(n) funerals and ceremonial occasions |
26893 |
| 祭り上げる |
まつりあげる |
(v1) to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs |
27521 |
| 祭主 |
さいしゅ |
(n) (head) priest; head priest of the Ise Shrine |
27801 |
| 祝辞 |
しゅくじ |
(n) congratulatory address |
28300 |
| 奉祝 |
ほうしゅく |
(n) celebration |
29190 |
| 祝い事 |
いわいごと |
(n) a celebration |
29519 |
| 祝勝 |
しゅくしょう |
(n) victory celebration |
29851 |
| 地鎮祭 |
じちんさい |
(n) ground-breaking ceremony |
30688 |
| 祝言 |
しゅうげん |
(n) wedding celebration |
30832 |
| 祈年祭 |
きねんさい |
(n) prayer service for a good crop |
31527 |
| 葵祭 |
あおいまつり |
(n) hollyhock festival |
31784 |
| 祝電 |
しゅくでん |
(n) congratulatory telegram |
32076 |
| 花祭り |
はなまつり |
(n) Buddha's birthday festival (April 8) |
32361 |
| 祭器 |
さいき |
(n) equipment used in rituals |
32784 |
| 花祭 |
はなまつり |
(n) Buddha's birthday festival (April 8) |
33282 |
| 祭政 |
さいせい |
(n) church and state |
33830 |
| 祭服 |
さいふく |
(n) vestments worn by priests and attendants during a festival |
33830 |
| 祭場 |
さいじょう |
(n) ceremony site |
34034 |
| 神嘗祭 |
かんなめさい |
(n) a shrine festival |
34381 |
| 祝賀会 |
しゅくがかい |
(n) celebration |
34580 |
| 祭具 |
さいぐ |
(n) equipment used in rituals |
34955 |
| 祭式 |
さいしき |
(n) rites; rituals |
36169 |
| 血祭り |
ちまつり |
(n) victimization |
36620 |
| 祭文 |
さいぶん |
(n) address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era |
36884 |
| 祭文 |
さいもん |
(n) address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era |
36884 |
| 星祭り |
ほしまつり |
(n) Star Festival; Tanabata |
37130 |
| 祝意 |
しゅくい |
(n) congratulations |
37405 |
| 祭殿 |
さいでん |
(n) shrine; sanctuary |
38001 |
| 祝砲 |
しゅくほう |
(n) salute of guns |
39920 |
| 祝杯 |
しゅくはい |
(n) toast; congratulatory cup |
40263 |
| 記念祭 |
きねんさい |
(n) anniversary; commemoration |
41039 |
| 慶祝 |
けいしゅく |
(n) congratulation; celebration |
41444 |
| 祝い酒 |
いわいざけ |
(n) celebratory spirits (alcohol) |
41904 |
| 宵祭 |
よいまつり |
(n) eve (of a festival) |
41904 |
| 親祭 |
しんさい |
(n) rites conducted by the emperor |
42893 |
| 不祝儀 |
ふしゅうぎ |
(n) unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident; death |
42893 |
| 不祝儀 |
ぶしゅうぎ |
(n) unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; disaster; accident; death |
42893 |
| 後の祭り |
あとのまつり |
(n) Too late! |
43447 |
| 聖誕祭 |
せいたんさい |
(n) Christmas |
43447 |
| 祝祷 |
しゅくとう |
(n) benediction; blessing |
44061 |
| 雛祭 |
ひなまつり |
(n) Girls' (dolls') Festival |
44709 |
| 前祝い |
まえいわい |
(n) celebration anticipation |
44709 |
| 言祝ぐ |
ことほぐ |
(v5g) to congratulate |
45436 |
| 宵祭り |
よいまつり |
(n) eve of a festival |
46248 |
| 内祝 |
うちいわい |
(n) (1) gifts for close relatives or friends; (2) private or family celebration |
46248 |
| 巫祝 |
ふしゅく |
(n) shrine maiden; ancient priest |
46248 |
| 赤道祭 |
せきどうさい |
(n) ceremony to celebrate crossing the equator |
47205 |
| 内祝い |
うちいわい |
(n) (1) gifts for close relatives or friends; (2) private or family celebration |
49657 |
| 慰霊祭 |
いれいさい |
(n) memorial service |
51560 |
| 映画祭 |
えいがさい |
(n) film festival |
51560 |
| 音楽祭 |
おんがくさい |
(n) music festival |
51560 |
| 可祝 |
かしく |
(fem) Respectfully yours |
51560 |
| 夏祭 |
なつまつり |
(n) summer festival |
51560 |
| 夏祭り |
なつまつり |
(n) summer festival |
51560 |
| 過越しの祭 |
すぎこしのまつり |
(n) Passover |
51560 |
| 快気祝い |
かいきいわい |
celebrating recovery from illness |
51560 |
| 学園祭 |
がくえんさい |
school festival |
51560 |
| 学祭 |
がくさい |
school festival |
51560 |
| 感謝祭 |
かんしゃさい |
(n) Thanksgiving |
51560 |
| 供祭 |
ぐさい |
(n) offerings; offerings and worship |
51560 |
| 熊祭り |
くままつり |
(n) (Ainu) Bear Festival |
51560 |
| 芸術祭 |
げいじゅつさい |
(n) art festival |
51560 |
| 結婚祝い |
けっこんいわい |
wedding present |
51560 |
| 元始祭 |
げんしさい |
(n) Shinto Festival of Origins January 3 |
51560 |
| 五月祭 |
ごがつさい |
(n) May Day; May Festival |
51560 |
| 五十年祭 |
ごじゅうねんさい |
jubilee; semicentennial |
51560 |
| 後の祭 |
あとのまつり |
(n) Too late! |
51560 |
| 御祭り騒ぎ |
おまつりさわぎ |
(n) festival merrymaking |
51560 |
| 御祝い |
おいわい |
(n) congratulation; celebration |
51560 |
| 港祭り |
みなとまつり |
port festival |
51560 |
| 合祭 |
ごうさい |
(n,vs) enshrining together |
51560 |
| 合同慰霊祭 |
ごうどういれいさい |
joint service for the war dead |
51560 |
| 祭り込む |
まつりこむ |
(v5m) to place an obnoxious person in an out-of-the-way post to be rid of him or her |
51560 |
| 祭政一致 |
さいせいいっち |
unity of church and state; theocracy |
51560 |
| 祭騒ぎ |
まつりさわぎ |
festivities; merrymaking |
51560 |
| 祭壇座 |
さいだんざ |
(n) (the constellation) Ara |
51560 |
| 祭祀料 |
さいしりょう |
donation made at a ritual |
51560 |
| 桜祭 |
さくらまつり |
cherry blossom festival |
51560 |
| 桜祭り |
さくらまつり |
cherry blossom festival |
51560 |
| 侍祭 |
じさい |
acolyte |
51560 |
| 七週の祭 |
ななまわりのいわい |
the Feast of Weeks; Pentecost |
51560 |
| 七週の祭り |
ななしゅうのまつり |
the Feast of Weeks; Pentecost |
51560 |
| 収穫感謝祭 |
しゅうかくかんしゃさい |
Thanksgiving Day; harvest festival |
51560 |
| 収穫祭 |
しゅうかくさい |
a harvest festival |
51560 |
| 祝い歌 |
いわいうた |
(n) festive poem or song |
51560 |
| 祝い着 |
いわいぎ |
festive dress |
51560 |
| 祝い物 |
いわいもの |
(n) congratulatory gift |
51560 |
| 祝とう |
しゅくとう |
(n) benediction; blessing |
51560 |
| 祝儀袋 |
しゅうぎぶくろ |
(n) special envelope for monetary gifts |
51560 |
| 出産祝い |
しゅっさんいわい |
gift at birth of child |
51560 |
| 春祭り |
はるまつり |
(n) spring festival |
51560 |
| 植樹祭 |
しょくじゅさい |
(n) tree-planting ceremony; Arbor Day |
51560 |
| 心祝い |
こころいわい |
(n) (informal) celebration |
51560 |
| 人の成功を祝う |
ひとのせいこうをいわう |
(exp) to congratulate a person on his (her) success |
51560 |
| 雛祭り |
ひなまつり |
(n) Girl's Festival (3 March) |
51560 |
| 聖霊降臨祭 |
せいれいこうりんさい |
(n) (the feast of) Pentecost |
51560 |
| 雪祭り |
ゆきまつり |
(n) snow festival |
51560 |
| 祖先の霊を祭る |
そせんのれいをまつる |
(exp) to perform religious services for the departed souls of one's ancestors |
51560 |
| 喪祭 |
そうさい |
(n) funerals and festivals |
51560 |
| 体育祭 |
たいいくさい |
(n) athletic festival |
51560 |
| 帯祝い |
おびいわい |
(n) obi-tying ceremony designed to ensure safe birth of a child |
51560 |
| 大祭り |
おおまつり |
grand festival |
51560 |
| 大祭司 |
だいさいし |
high priest |
51560 |
| 誕生祝い |
たんじょういわい |
birthday celebration |
51560 |
| 団菊祭 |
だんぎくさい |
kabuki performance in commemoration of Danjuro and Kikugoro |
51560 |
| 弔祭 |
ちょうさい |
memorial service |
51560 |
| 弔祭料 |
ちょうさいりょう |
gift at a memorial service |
51560 |
| 鎮魂祭 |
ちんこんさい |
(n) mass or ceremony for the repose of a soul |
51560 |
| 独立祭 |
どくりつさい |
Independence Day celebration |
51560 |
| 内祝言 |
ないしゅうげん |
(n) private wedding |
51560 |
| 年祭 |
ねんさい |
(n) anniversary |
51560 |
| 年祭り |
としまつり |
annual festival |
51560 |
| 百年祭 |
ひゃくねんさい |
centenary; centennial celebration |
51560 |