No. 1,240 in Japanese
フェスティバル
Festival.
In a sentence
フェスティバルは今週末に開催されます。
The festival will be held this weekend.
Here, フェスティバル (festival) is used to refer to a planned event happening at a particular time and place.
彼女はそのフェスティバルでライブパフォーマンスをしました。
She performed live at the festival.
In this sentence, フェスティバル describes the event where performances take place.
私は毎年夏のフェスティバルを楽しみにしています。
I look forward to the summer festival every year.
Here, フェスティバル denotes a recurring event that takes place annually.
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