Word Meaning 盆ござ

ぼんござ bongoza

盆ござ is read as ぼんござ (bongoza) and means altar mat for laying out offerings during the Bon festival.

Meaning

English

  1. altar mat for laying out offerings during the Bon festival
  2. gambling mat (for dice games)

Reading

Kana

ぼんござ

Romaji

bongoza

Writing Variants

  • 盆茣蓙 ぼんござ bongoza

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 140093 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

盆と正月が一緒に来た様

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

盆と正月

ぼんとしょうがつ

the Bon Festival and New Year

盆中

ぼんなか

gambler's den

盆明け

ぼんあけ

just after Obon

盆画

ぼんが

tray landscape

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