How to Say ‘It's Sanja Matsuri.’ in Japanese
三社祭です。
san sha sai desu
[sahn shah mah-TSOO-ree dess]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Sanja Matsuri means "Three Shrine Festival." It's one of Tokyo's biggest and rowdiest festivals, held in Asakusa every May. It honors the three men linked to the founding of Sensō-ji temple.
Phrase Breakdown
三
san
[sahn]
three
The number three; read さん.
りんごが三つあります。
There are three apples.
社
sha
[shah]
shrine; deity
Here it refers to shrines or enshrined deities, not a company; Sanja means 'three shrines/deities'.
三社の神様をまつります。
They worship the gods of the three shrines.
祭
sai
[mah-TSOO-ree]
festival
Kanji for festival, read 'matsuri'; used in festival names.
三社祭は五月です。
Sanja Matsuri is in May.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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