雛祭
ひなまつり · hinamatsuri · JLPT N1 · noun
festival
🎎 雛 (hina) = doll, 祭 (matsuri) = festival: the doll festival, held every March 3rd
Families display tiered sets of hina dolls to pray for their daughters' health and happiness. Sounds like 'hina-mats-uri': 'hina' rhymes with 'dinner', 'matsuri' with 'mah-tsoo-ree'.
祭 — hand 又 holding meat 月 (肉) + altar 示
Originally a pictograph showing a hand (又) offering a piece of meat (月, from 肉) onto an altar (示), depicting a ritual sacrifice. The meaning extended from 'sacrifice' to 'ceremony' or 'festival'. As a surname read Zhài, it refers to an ancient state.