前夜祭 (ぜんやさい) — event held the night before another event, eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)

Meanings

• event held the night before another event
• eve (of a festival) (e.g. Christmas Eve)

Kanji UsedColors show the reading used in this word: blue = on’yomi (Chinese-derived), green = kun’yomi (native Japanese), purple = nanori (name readings), amber = jukujikun (whole-word readings). Uncolored tiles have no identified reading type.

• ぜん 前 before
• や 夜 night
• さい 祭 ritual

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