Word Meaning 盆の窪

ぼんのくぼ bon no kubo

盆の窪 is read as ぼんのくぼ (bon no kubo) and means hollow at nape of the neck.

Meaning

English

  1. hollow at nape of the neck
  2. toddler's shaved hairstyle leaving a small portion at the nape (esp. Edo period)

Reading

Kana

ぼんのくぼ

Romaji

bon no kubo

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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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

窪み

くぼみ

hollow

旧盆

きゅうぼん

Bon Festival of the lunar calendar

和三盆

わさんぼん

refined Japanese sugar