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祭 = 月 + 又 + 示

祭 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “ritual”. It is built from 月 (month), 又 (or again) and 示 (show). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1183. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword
ritual
RTK frame
1183
Strokes
11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まつ.る, まつ.り, まつり
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
ритуал, festival
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
祭 sacrifice to

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 月 month
  2. 又 or again
  3. 示 show

Characters that contain 祭

How to find 祭 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “month” + “or again” + “show”. 祭 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 祭 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.