Word Meaning 式年祭

しきねんさい shikinensai

式年祭 is read as しきねんさい (shikinensai) and means imperial memorial ceremony (held on the anniversary of the emperor's or empress's death, on fixed years).

Meaning

English

  1. imperial memorial ceremony (held on the anniversary of the emperor's or empress's death, on fixed years)

Reading

Kana

しきねんさい

Romaji

shikinensai

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 67337 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

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式年遷宮祭

しきねんせんぐうさい

fixed-interval transfer ceremony (wherein a shrine's sacred object is transferred to a newly constructed main hall)

年祭

ねんさい

anniversary

五十年祭

ごじゅうねんさい

jubilee

百年祭

ひゃくねんさい

centenary

例年祭

れいねんさい

annual festival

豊年祭

ほうねんさい

fertility festival

祈年祭

きねんさい

prayer service for a good crop

年祭り

としまつり

annual festival

祭式

さいしき

rites

式部省

しきぶしょう

(Nara and Heian era) ministry of ceremonies

まつり

festival

前夜祭

ぜんやさい

event held the night before another event