お盆 (Obon): Tray, Obon

Meaning

English

tray
Obon
Bon Festival
Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in July or August

Reading

Kana

おぼん

Romaji

obon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お盆明け

おぼんあけ

just after Obon

盆

ぼん

gambler's den

旧盆

きゅうぼん

Bon Festival of the lunar calendar

和三盆

わさんぼん

refined Japanese sugar

電気盆

でんきぼん

electrophorus

地蔵盆

じぞうぼん

Jizo Festival

三盆

さんぼん

fine high-grade Japanese refined sugar

円盆

まるぼん

round tray

新盆

にいぼん

first Obon following someone's death

初盆

はつぼん

first Bon Festival following the death of a family member

盆地

ぼんち

basin (e.g. between mountains)

盆踊り

ぼんおどり

Bon Festival dance

Example Sentences

2

お盆には家族で集まります。

おぼんにはかぞくであつまります。

During Obon, we gather with the family.

お盆に合わせて帰省した。

おぼんにあわせてきせいした。

I went back home for Obon.