Memory phrase for the Kanji: 祭
祭
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Meaning
festival, celebration
Pronunciation
SAI matsuri, matsu ru
Explanation
Top: body/flesh 月 (simplified from flesh/meat 肉 ), hand or: 又 , bottom: show 示 (image of an altar 丁 with sth. 一 on; therefore 'to show')
Mnemonic
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Flesh is put by a hand on the altar: at the festival (of sacrifice).
Radicals
祭
festival A body part 月 (simplified from flesh/meat 肉 ) is put by hand 又 on an altar 示 at festival (of sacrifice).
肉
body part, meat The radical niku is typically at the left side of a composition and drawn as: 月 , which looks equal to: "moon, month 月 " but has the meaning 'body part'.
hand Several characters are used for hand: ,ナ, 扌 , 手 ,ヨ,又 . The hand can be seen with the forearm on the right and the fingers on the left.
礻
to show, altar The radical shimesu is a simplification of show 示, which is a pictogram of an altar.
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Vocabulary
祭
まつり
festival, feast
4631
祭る
まつる
to deify, to enshrine
4632
祭壇
さいだん
altar
7234
復活祭
ふっかつさい
Eastern
7599
祭日
さいじつ
national holiday, festival day
4633
雛祭
ひなまつり
Girls' (dolls') Festival
6314
秋祭り
あきまつ
autumn festival, fall festival
8498
お祭り
おまつり
festival
8063
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