Word Meaning 宵祭

よいまつり yoimatsuri

宵祭 is read as よいまつり (yoimatsuri) and means small festival held the night before the main festival.

Meaning

English

small festival held the night before the main festival
eve of a festival

Reading

Kana

よいまつり

Romaji

yoimatsuri

Writing Variants

宵祭り よいまつり yoimatsuri

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 135328 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

宵

よい

evening

冠婚葬祭

かんこんそうさい

important ceremonial occasions in family relationships

雛祭

ひなまつり

Hinamatsuri (March 3)

葬祭

そうさい

funerals and ceremonial occasions

慰霊祭

いれいさい

memorial service

司祭

しさい

priest

地鎮祭

じちんさい

ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences)

独立祭

どくりつさい

Independence Day celebration

大感謝祭

だいかんしゃさい

great customer appreciation sale (held at year-end, on a company anniversary, etc.)

女司祭

おんなしさい

priestess

結願祭

きつがんさい

festival for requests and expressions of thanks to the gods (Okinawa)

感謝祭

かんしゃさい

Thanksgiving (Day)