Word Meaning 祇園祭

ぎおんまつり giommatsuri

祇園祭 is read as ぎおんまつり (giommatsuri) and means Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th).

Meaning

English

Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)

Reading

Kana

ぎおんまつり

Romaji

giommatsuri

Writing Variants

祇園祭り ぎおんまつり giommatsuri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 157339 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

祇園会

ぎおんえ

Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)

学園祭

がくえんさい

school festival

博多祇園山笠

はかたぎおんやまかさ

festival held in July in Fukuoka City

祭

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

Example Sentences

祇園祭は京都の夏の風物詩です。

ぎおんまつりはきょうとのなつのふうぶつしです。

The Gion Festival is a summer tradition in Kyoto.