学がく園えん祭さい

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Meanings

noun

school festival; campus festival

Refers to a festival held by a school or university, often featuring food stalls, performances, and exhibitions. Common at all levels of education in Japan.

来らい週しゅうの土ど曜よう日びに学がく園えん祭さいがあります。
There will be a school festival next Saturday.
学がく園えん祭さいで焼やきそばを売うる予よ定ていです。
We plan to sell yakisoba at the school festival.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉で学がく園えん祭さいが開かい催さいされるthe school festival is held at 〈場所〉
毎まい年とし、大だい学がくのキャンパスで学がく園えん祭さいが開かい催さいされる。
Every year the school festival is held on the university campus.
学がく園えん祭さいで〈物もの〉を売うるto sell something at the school festival
サークルの模も擬ぎ店てんで手て作づくりのクッキーを売うった。
We sold homemade cookies at our club's food stall during the school festival.
学がく園えん祭さいの準じゅん備びをするto prepare for the school festival
クラス全ぜん員いんで学がく園えん祭さいの準じゅん備びをした。
The whole class worked together to prepare for the school festival.
学がく園えん祭さいが盛もり上あがるthe school festival gets lively/exciting
バンドの演えん奏そうで学がく園えん祭さいが大おおいに盛もり上あがった。
The band's performance really got the school festival going.

Kanji

学study, learning, science
園park, garden, yard
祭ritual, offer prayers, celebrate

Related words

文ぶん化か祭さいN3
文化祭 specifically emphasizes cultural and academic exhibits and is common in secondary schools, while 学園祭 is the broader term used for any school or campus festival, including university ones.
学がく祭さい
学祭 is a casual, shortened way students say 学園祭 in everyday conversation.

Don't confuse with

体たい育いく祭さいN3
体育祭 is a sports day event centered on athletic competitions, distinct from 学園祭 which centers on food stalls, performances, and exhibitions.

Etymology

Compound of 学園 (がくえん, 'school' or 'campus') and 祭 (さい, 'festival'). The term is a straightforward modern coinage reflecting the concept of a school-organized festival.