noun

  1. shrine ritual held with the first two months of the year to forecast (or pray for) a successful harvest.
  2. seasonal planting of rice on a field affiliated with a shrine.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
田植え祭り たうえまつり
 
田植え祭 たうえまつり

Contained Kanji Breakdown

rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
plant
ショク う.える うえ (3rd, N2)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
straightaway, honesty, frankness
なお.す なお チョク (2nd, N3)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
fishhook radical(乙) variant
ritual, offer prayers, celebrate
サイ まつ.る まつり (3rd, N2)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)