Word Meaning 盆地 (Bonchi): Basin (e.g. Between Mountains)

Meaning

English

basin (e.g. between mountains)

Reading

Kana

ぼんち

Romaji

bonchi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 6153 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

断層盆地

だんそうぼんち

fault basin

地蔵盆

じぞうぼん

Jizo Festival

盆

ぼん

gambler's den

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

墓地

ぼち

cemetery

基地

きち

base (military, expedition, etc.)

沼地

ぬまち

marshland

敷地

しきち

site

発祥地

はっしょうち

birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism)

Example Sentences

2

京都は盆地なので、夏は暑く、冬は寒い。

Kyoto is a basin, so it is hot in summer and cold in winter.

パリ盆地の中央部にはセーヌ川が流れている。

The Seine flows through the central part of the Paris Basin.