# 祭 — Festival

Frequency rank 1062 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 脚 (Leg), less common than 騎 (Horse Riding).

- On’yomi: さい
- Kun’yomi: まつ
- Radical: 示 Spirit (Kangxi 113)
- Frequency path: Level IX of XX

The moon (月) shines on a stool (示) where a jackhammer (殳) works — under the moonlit sky, workers prepare the grounds for the festival.

In words:

- 祭 まつり — festival,feast
- 祭る まつる — to deify,to enshrine
- お祭り おまつり — festival

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