祭日
Meanings
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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
national holiday; festival day
Can refer broadly to a public or national holiday, and more literally to the day of a festival or religious observance. For the official modern term for a public holiday, 祝日 is often more precise.
The banks are closed today because it is a national holiday.
Many people gather on the shrine's festival day.
Usage patterns
- 〈日〉は祭日だa given day is a national holiday
School is closed today because it's a national holiday.
- 祭日に〈動詞〉to do something on a holiday
We went on a trip as a family on the holiday.
- 祭日に当たるto fall on a holiday (for a date)
His birthday falls on a national holiday every year.