11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N2

ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship

Kun'yomi
  • to deify ②to pray
  • festival ②harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob ③galore (as in "goals galore")
  • festival ②harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob ③galore (as in "goals galore")
On'yomi
  • サイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

サイ 38.6%
まつまつ 38.1%
まつり 23.4%

Character Breakdown

ritual, offer prayers, celebrate
サイ まつ.る まつり (3rd, N2)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

festival ②harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob ③galore (as in "goals galore")
to deify ②to pray
killing an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits ②killing violently
Aoi Festival (Kyoto, May 15)
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References

Unicode hex code 796D
JIS X 0208 1-26-55
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3247
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4092
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2672
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3311
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1715
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 423
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 24700
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 617
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 627
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 400
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 775
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 299
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 371
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 473
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1414
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1111
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4e6.3
Four corner code 2790.1
De Roo Code 2541