斎さい行こう

Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

carrying out a religious festival or ceremony

Used in formal or religious contexts for the performance of Shinto or Buddhist rites.

神じん社じゃで例れい大たい祭さいを斎さい行こうする。
They carry out the annual grand festival at the shrine.
僧そう侶りょが法ほう要ようを斎さい行こうした。
The monk performed the memorial service.

Written forms

斎さい行こう
Standard kanji form for this term.
斉さい行こう
Variant kanji form; 斉 is a simplified form of 斎.

Kanji

斎purification, Buddhist food, room
行going, journey, carry out
斉adjusted, alike, equal

Similar words

執しっ行こう
執行 is a general term for carrying out or executing duties, laws, or events, while 斎行 is specifically for religious ceremonies.
挙きょ行こう
挙行 means holding a ceremony or event, often formal but not necessarily religious; 斎行 is limited to religious rites.

Etymology

Compound of 斎 (sai, 'purification' or 'religious abstinence') and 行 (kō, 'to carry out'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is used in religious contexts.