Word Meaning 盆踊り

ぼんおどり bonodori

盆踊り is read as ぼんおどり (bonodori) and means Bon Festival dance.

Meaning

English

Bon Festival dance
Lantern Festival dance

Reading

Kana

ぼんおどり

Romaji

bonodori

Writing Variants

盆踊ぼんおどり bonodori

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 夏,夏休み,花火,花火大会,盆踊り大会,夏祭り,お祭り Rank 7466 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

盆踊り唄

ぼんおどりうた

Bon Festival dance song

盆

ぼん

gambler's den

盆地

ぼんち

basin (e.g. between mountains)

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

踊り

おどり

dance

旧盆

きゅうぼん

Bon Festival of the lunar calendar

和三盆

わさんぼん

refined Japanese sugar

踊り場

おどりば

landing (of a staircase)

舞踊

ぶよう

dancing

踊り子

おどりこ

dancer (usu. female)

踊る

おどる

to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

Example Sentences

盆踊りを見に行った。

ぼんおどりをみにいった。

I went to watch the Bon dance.

「今夜、盆踊りに行くの？」「もちろん！」

"Are you going to the Bon Festival tonight?" "Of course!"

トムに「一緒に盆踊りに行こう」って誘われちゃった。

Tom asked me whether I would like to go to the Bon Festival dance with him.