祭 日(さいじつ)

さいじつ

noun

national holiday, festival day

leisure time-general

1. national holiday, public holiday

An official day off designated by the government.

明日(あした)は祭日(さいじつ)なので会社(かいしゃ)は休(やす)みだ。

Tomorrow is a national holiday, so the company is closed.

日曜(にちよう)祭日(さいじつ)は営業(えいぎょう)していません。

We are closed on Sundays and holidays.

祭日(さいじつ)には旗(はた)を掲(かか)げる家(いえ)もある。

Some households display flags on national holidays.

2. festival day

A day on which a festival or celebration is held.

村(むら)の祭日(さいじつ)にはお祭(まつ)りがある。

There is a festival on the village's festival day.

祭日(さいじつ)を祝(いわ)って町中(まちじゅう)に飾(かざ)りがつけられた。

Decorations were put up all over town to celebrate the festival day.

この地域(ちいき)では秋(あき)の祭日(さいじつ)になると、毎年(まいとし)伝統(でんとう)的(てき)な踊(おど)りが披露(ひろう)される。

In this area, traditional dances are performed every year on the autumn festival day.

祭日(さいじつ) refers to national holidays or festival days.

Terms for holidays

祭日(さいじつ): holiday (older term)
祝日(しゅくじつ): national holiday (official term)
休日(きゅうじつ): day off, holiday
平日(へいじつ): weekday

Common expressions

日曜(にちよう)祭日(さいじつ): Sundays and holidays
土日(どにち)祝(しゅく): weekends and holidays
祝(しゅく)祭日(さいじつ): public holidays

Japanese national holidays

元日(がんじつ): New Year's Day (Jan 1)
成人(せいじん)の日(ひ): Coming of Age Day
建国(けんこく)記念(きねん)の日(ひ): National Foundation Day
春分(しゅんぶん)の日(ひ): Vernal Equinox Day
昭和(しょうわ)の日(ひ): Showa Day
憲法(けんぽう)記念(きねん)日(び): Constitution Day

Note: 祝日(しゅくじつ) is more commonly used in modern Japanese than 祭日(さいじつ).

Related Words

Compare: 国民(こくみん)の祝日(しゅくじつ) (national holiday)

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Added 2026.1.13 23:00 · Revised 2026.9.2 12:02

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