Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 祭文(さいぶん) in Japanese

祭文
Kana Reading
さいぶん, さいもん
Romaji
saibun, saimon
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    address to the gods; type of song which spread from mountain hermits to the laity during the Kamakura era


Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

11 strokes

ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship

On'Yomi: サイ

Kun'Yomi: まつ.る, まつ.り, まつり

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JLPT 4

4 strokes

sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)

On'Yomi: ブン, モン

Kun'Yomi: ふみ, あや

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