Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
Japanese festival .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word matsuri.
Examples
-
In other words my matsuri is part of a matsuri about matsuri.
First ever Japan blog matsuri at What Japan Thinks Jan Kuczynski 2007
-
The Japanese love a carnival just as much as anyone else (祭りmatsuri is the Japanese for carnival).
Carnival of the mobilists 61 - mobilist matsuri! Jan Kuczynski 2007
-
The Japanese love a carnival just as much as anyone else (祭りmatsuri is the Japanese for carnival).
Archive 2007-02-01 Jan Kuczynski 2007
-
In other words my matsuri is part of a matsuri about matsuri.
Archive 2007-02-01 Jan Kuczynski 2007
-
Our novelist, Yukio Mishima, once called the matsuri an obscene attempt to join humanity and eternity.
The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990
-
He was an aficionado of matsuri, which is a land of phenomenon one can find in Japan either on the theatre stage or in the whorehouse bed.
The White Ninja Lustbader, Eric 1990
-
Their procession was the high point of this year's kenka tanabata matsuri, or "fighting star festival."
Japanese Town Reunites Around Festival Daisuke Wakabayashi 2011
-
Swann s.a. swann s.c. butler s.g. browne sakura matsuri salmonella men salt salvage country sam raimi sam rockwell sam worthington samorost 1
An Inauguration of Ages - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games 2009
-
Swann s.a. swann s.c. butler s.g. browne sakura matsuri salmonella men salt salvage country sam raimi sam rockwell sam worthington samorost 1
New Release Day: 03/31/09 - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games 2009
-
Swann s.a. swann s.c. butler s.g. browne sakura matsuri salmonella men salt salvage country sam raimi sam rockwell sam worthington samorost 1
Lolita Day - Saturday June 6 in NYC - Suvudu - Science Fiction and Fantasy Books, Movies, and Games 2009
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.