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縁日

えんにち

temple or shrine fair, festival day

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Examples

  1. 縁日で金魚すくいをした。

    えんにちできんぎょすくいをした。

    I scooped goldfish at the temple fair.

  2. 夏の縁日には屋台がたくさん並ぶ。

    なつのえんにちにはやたいがたくさんならぶ。

    At summer fairs a lot of food stalls line up.

  3. 浴衣を着て友達と縁日に行った。

    ゆかたをきてともだちとえんにちにいった。

    I put on a yukata and went to the fair with friends.

Common patterns

縁日に行く
to go to a temple fair
縁日の屋台
stalls at a fair
縁日が立つ
for a fair to be held

Memory tip

Literally a "connection day" — a date linked to a particular deity, when the shrine or temple holds a fair. What the word calls to mind is the food stalls and games, not a religious service.

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