Learn Holidays & Festivals in Japanese - Vocabulary List, Picture Dictionary and Quiz

Holiday words for holidays and festivals around the world. Includes words for Christmas and Halloween.

Here you can find a vocabulary list, picture dictionary and quiz with 37 holidays & festivals words in Japanese. The vocabulary is great for teaching elementary school students, middle school student or any beginner level.

Use the resources for learning new Japanese holidays & festivals words or reviewing vocabulary. To listen to the audio of the vocabulary pronunciation click the audio icon.

The holidays & festivals words can also be filtered to show smaller word lists Christmas and Halloween.

Printable vocabulary lists and picture dictionaries can be made using the 'Create Printable' button.

Holidays & Festivals Vocabulary List with Audio Pronunciation 🎅 - Japanese Vocabulary with Pictures and English Meanings

  • おばけ — ghost
  • こうもり — bat
  • こどもの日(こどものひ) — Children's Day
  • ひなまつり — Hinamatsuri
  • ふくろう — owl
  • ろうそく — candle
  • カボチャ — jack-o'-lantern
  • クモ — spider
  • クモの網(クモのあみ) — spider web
  • クリスマス — Christmas
  • クリスマスツリー — Christmas tree
  • クロース夫人(クロースふじん) — Mother Claus
  • サンタさん — Santa Claus
  • ゾンビ — zombie
  • ディーワーリー — Diwali
  • ハロウィーン — Halloween
  • バレンタインデー — Valentine's Day
  • プレゼント — present
  • ベル — bell
  • 七夕(たなばた) — Tanabata
  • 吸血鬼(きゅうけつき) — Dracula
  • 天使(てんし) — angel
  • 復活祭(ふっかつさい) — Easter
  • 新年(しんねん) — New Year's Eve
  • 星(ほし) — star
  • 春節(しゅんせつ) — Chinese New Year
  • 月見(つきみ) — Tsukimi
  • 正月(しょうがつ) — Japanese New Year
  • 母の日(ははのひ) — Mother's Day
  • 父の日(ちちのひ) — Father's Day
  • 節分(せつぶん) — Setsubun
  • 聖パトリックの祝日(せいパトリックのしゅくじつ) — St. Patrick's Day
  • 雪だるま(ゆきだるま) — snowman
  • 雪片(せっぺん) — snowflake
  • 頭蓋骨(ずがいこつ) — skull
  • 飴(あめ) — candy
  • 魔女(まじょ) — witch

Japanese Holidays & Festivals Vocabulary Quiz

Interactive Japanese holidays & festivals vocabulary quiz for learning and reviewing Japanese vocabulary. Try the quiz with all holidays & festivals words, or choose a smaller collection. Choose the correct word to match the picture flashcard. At the end of the quiz you can review the answers to learn new words. Press start to begin!