Word Meaning お盆

おぼん obon

お盆 is read as おぼん (obon) and means tray.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

おぼん

Romaji

obon

Writing Variants

  • 御盆 おぼん obon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 葬式,葬儀,告別式,弔い,お通夜,,夏休み,盆休み Rank 139808 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お盆明け

おぼんあけ

just after Obon

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

あらぼん

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

5

おぼんにはかぞくであつまります。

During Obon, we gather with the family.

おぼんにあわせてきせいした。

I went back home for Obon.

The Bon Festival is near at hand.

Japan's Obon is similar to Mexico's Day of the Dead.

The department store was jammed with people because it was the Bon holiday period.