祭礼

• 読み: さいれい
• ローマ字: sairei
• 漢字の分解: 祭 (sai) — festival, worship, celebrate; 礼 (rei) — rite, ceremony, courtesy
• 発音: /sa.i.ɾe.i/

意味

Religious festival; ritual ceremony. A formal celebration with religious significance.

A noun for festivals or ceremonies with religious or sacred significance, typically associated with Shinto shrines or Buddhist temples. More formal and traditional than 祭り (matsuri, festival) — while 祭り can be casual and secular, 祭礼 emphasises the religious and ceremonial aspects. Common collocations include 祭礼を行う (sairei wo okonau, to hold a religious festival) and 年中祭礼 (nenjuu sairei, annual religious festivals). Often appears in historical and cultural contexts.

例文

1. この神社では毎年秋に大きな祭礼が行われる。
2. 祭礼の日には町中が賑やかになる。
3. 古くから伝わる祭礼を守り続けている地域がある。

使い方ガイド

場面: Shinto, Buddhism, cultural events

トーン: reverent

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 祭 (sai, festival/worship) + 礼 (rei, rite/ceremony). Literally 'festival rite' — a ceremonial observance with religious underpinnings.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal