Sign up

Menu

Search by handwriting

Pick the character you wrote

Start writing in the box.

Write one character in the box. The right stroke order gives the best results.

Search by radical

Pick one or more radicals to see kanji.

Loading…

Matching kanji

Pick the parts you can see in the kanji. Parts that no longer combine are dimmed.

Search by voice

Pick a language, tap the microphone and say a word or a short sentence.

Search from a picture

or drag and drop, or paste (Ctrl+V) a picture here

The picture is only read for its text and is not stored.

星(ほし)まつり

ほしまつりhoshimatsuri

Rare or specialisedNoun

Meanings

Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).

  1. noun

    Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata

    See also: 七夕(たなばた)

Example sentences 2

七夕祭(たなばたまつ)りは、星(ほし)祭(まつり)とも呼(よ)ばれ、天(あま)の川(がわ)に隔(へだ)てられた恋(こい)人(びと)同(どう)士(し)である星(ほし)が、年(とし)に1回(かい)会(あ)えるとされる7月(つき)7日(にち)に行(おこな)われます。

  • The Tanabata Festival is often called the Star Festival. July 7th, the day of the festival, is said to be the only time when a pair of lovers, stars separated by the Milky Way, can see each other.

Sign in to continue