Word Meaning 花祭り

はなまつり hanamatsuri

花祭り is read as はなまつり (hanamatsuri) and means Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th).

Meaning

English

Buddha's birthday festival (April 8th)
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Reading

Kana

はなまつり

Romaji

hanamatsuri

Writing Variants

花まつり はなまつり hanamatsuri
花祭はなまつり hanamatsuri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 120910 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

梅花祭

ばいかさい

Plum Blossom Festival (Kitano Shrine, February 25)

花盛り

はなざかり

booming or peaking (in popularity)

花瓶

かびん

(flower) vase

花輪

はなわ

wreath

花粉

かふん

pollen

花畑

はなばたけ

field of flowers

花見団子

はなみだんご

dango eaten during cherry blossom viewing (esp. pink, white, and green)

花前線

はなぜんせん

(cherry) blossom front

花より団子

はなよりだんご

function over aesthetics

花大根

はなだいこん

Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)

花角力

はなずもう

wrestling outside the formal tournaments

花丸

はなまる

encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)

Example Sentences

花祭りは、お釈迦さまが生まれたときに天から色とりどりの花や甘露が降り注いだという言い伝えに因んでいます。

The birthday festival is based on a legend that colorful flowers and honeydew fell from the sky when Buddha was born.