(さいじつ)

さいじつ
noun
national holiday, festival day
1. national holiday, public holiday
An official day off designated by the government.
明日(あした)祭日(さいじつ)なので会社(かいしゃ)(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)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(はた)(かか)げる(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.
(むら)祭日(さいじつ)にはお(まつ)りがある。
There is a festival on the village's festival day.
祭日(さいじつ)(いわ)って町中(まちじゅう)(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(あき)祭日(さいじつ)になると、毎年(まいとし)伝統(でんとう)(てき)(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)(しゅく): weekends and holidays
  • (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)(): Coming of Age Day
  • 建国(けんこく)記念(きねん)(): National Foundation Day
  • 春分(しゅんぶん)(): Vernal Equinox Day
  • 昭和(しょうわ)(): Showa Day
  • 憲法(けんぽう)記念(きねん)(): Constitution Day

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