What does kanji 盆 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 盆 is basin.

How is kanji 盆 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 盆 are ボン.

What is the main radical of kanji 盆?

The main radical for kanji 盆 is 皿.

What words use kanji 盆?

Example words that use kanji 盆 include 盆, 盆地, 盆踊り, 盆栽.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

盆

Meaning

Kanji 盆

basin

basin, lantern festival, tray

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: ボン
Nanori 名乗り: -

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1654
Strokes: 9
Radical: 皿
Components: ハ • 刀 • 皿
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 紛 • 粉 • 貧 • 雰 • 瓰 • 分 • 份

Related vocabulary

Showing 31 common entries

Showing 31 of 55 entries that include this kanji.

盆

ぼん

gambler's den

盆地

ぼんち

basin (e.g. between mountains)

盆踊り

ぼんおどり

Bon Festival dance

盆栽

ぼんさい

bonsai

盆と正月

ぼんとしょうがつ

the Bon Festival and New Year

盆と正月が一緒に来たよう

ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう

as if the two busiest days of the year had come at the same time

盆の縁

ぼんのふち

edge of a tray

盆の窪

ぼんのくぼ

hollow at nape of the neck

盆暗

ぼんくら

blockhead

盆花

ぼんばな

Obon flower

盆画

ぼんが

tray landscape

盆休み

ぼんやすみ

Bon holidays

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

果物を盆にのせた。

I put the fruit on the tray.

お茶を盆で運んでください。

Please carry the tea on a tray.

盆の水を替えましょう。

Let's change the water in the basin.

金魚が盆の中で泳いでいる。

The goldfish is swimming in the basin.

お盆には家族で集まります。

During Obon, we gather with the family.

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