Word Meaning 盆休み

ぼんやすみ bonyasumi

盆休み is read as ぼんやすみ (bonyasumi) and means Bon holidays.

Meaning

English

Bon holidays
Bon holiday period (in mid-August)

Reading

Kana

ぼんやすみ

Romaji

bonyasumi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 夏,夏休み,お盆,帰省,実家に帰る,田舎に帰る Rank 135911 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

夏休み

なつやすみ

summer vacation

休み

やすみ

dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

昼休み

ひるやすみ

lunch break

冬休み

ふゆやすみ

winter vacation

Example Sentences

お盆休みのせいかデパートは人でごったがえしていた。

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