Japanese symbol for “rituals”
祭式
さいしき
Romaji: saishiki
rites; rituals
In Japanese, rituals is 祭式, read さいしき (saishiki).
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Meanings
- n rites; rituals
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 祭り | まつり matsuri | festival; feast; matsuri |
| 祭典 | さいてん saiten | festival |
| 前夜祭 | ぜんやさい zen'yasai | event held the night before another event; eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve) |
| 冠婚葬祭 | かんこんそうさい kankonsousai | important ceremonial occasions in family relationships |
| 司祭 | しさい shisai | priest; minister; pastor |
| 祭壇 | さいだん saidan | altar |
| 公式 | こうしき koushiki | official; formal |
| 形式 | けいしき keishiki | form (as opposed to substance) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.