Word Meaning 祭文

さいぶん saibun

祭文 is read as さいぶん (saibun) and means address to the gods.

Meaning

English

  1. address to the gods
  2. type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era

Reading

Kana

さいぶん

Romaji

saibun

Writing Variants

  • 祭文 さいもん saimon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 96655 Priority P

Related Vocabulary

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文化祭

ぶんかさい

school festival

まつり

festival

祭る

まつる

to deify

祭神

さいじん

enshrined deity

祭礼

さいれい

(religious) festival

祭日

さいじつ

national holiday

祭事

さいじ

festival

祭主

さいしゅ

(head) priest

祭上げる

まつりあげる

to hold sacred

祭場

さいじょう

ceremony site

祭政

さいせい

church and state

祭式

さいしき

rites