Word Meaning 獺祭

だっさい dassai

獺祭 is read as だっさい (dassai) and means arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry.

Meaning

English

  1. arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry
  2. literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.
  3. otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank
  4. (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)

Reading

Kana

だっさい

Romaji

dassai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

獺魚を祭る

かわうそうおをまつる

one of the 72 climates (from the 16th to the 20th of the first lunar month)

まつり

festival

冠婚葬祭

かんこんそうさい

important ceremonial occasions in family relationships

前夜祭

ぜんやさい

event held the night before another event

雛祭

ひなまつり

Hinamatsuri (March 3)

芸術祭

げいじゅつさい

art festival

葬祭

そうさい

funerals and ceremonial occasions

慰霊祭

いれいさい

memorial service

大祭

たいさい

grand festival

年祭

ねんさい

anniversary

司祭

しさい

priest

復活祭

ふっかつさい

Easter