だんじり

noun

decorative portable shrine; festival float

Kansai dialect term for a large, ornate float pulled through the streets during festivals, especially the Danjiri Matsuri. Equivalent to 山車 (だし) in standard Japanese.

See also: 山車 (だし)

• 岸きし和わ田だのだんじり祭まつりは有ゆう名めいです。

  The Kishiwada Danjiri Festival is famous.

• だんじりが町まちを練ねり歩あるく。

  The danjiri float parades through the town.