祭り

まつり

festival, feast

Also:harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob, galore (as in "goals galore")

What does 祭り mean?

祭り is a Japanese noun meaning festival, feast in English. It can also be translated as harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob, galore (as in "goals galore") depending on context. It is written as 祭り in kanji, まつり in hiragana, and matsuri in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その祭りはつまらないどころではありませんでした。

The festival was far from dull.