Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “盆”

盆

ぼん

tray

Example sentence

Irene Pepperberg holds a round tray in front of a parrot she has named Alex.

Kanji details

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盆
On
ぼん
Kun
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・basin

・lantern festival

・tray

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Related words to 盆

42 related words

盆地

ぼんち

→

basin (e.g. between mountains)

盆栽

ぼんさい

→

bonsai;miniature potted plant

盆踊り

ぼんおどり

→

Bon Festival dance;Lantern Festival dance

盆

ぼん

→

family;household

盆

ぼん

→

Obon;Bon Festival;Lantern Festival;Festival of the Dead

盆

ぼん

→

gambler's den

盆と正月

ぼんとしょうがつ

→

the Bon Festival and New Year

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 Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time;as if Lady Luck had just visited twice

盆の窪

ぼんのくぼ

→

hollow at nape of the neck

盆の縁

ぼんのふち

→

edge of a tray

盆中

ぼんなか

→

gambler's den

盆仲

ぼんなか

→

good friend (esp. one has become acquainted with at a gambling den)

盆休み

ぼんやすみ

→

Bon holidays (in mid-August);Bon holiday period

盆提灯

ぼんぢょうちん

→

Bon Festival lantern

盆明け

ぼんあけ

→

just after Obon;the period (immediately) after Obon

盆景

ぼんけい

→

miniature garden;tray landscape

盆暗

ぼんくら

→

stupid;half-witted;dull-witted;thickheaded

盆暮れ

ぼんくれ

→

Bon and year-end festivals

盆梅

ぼんばい

→

plum bonsai

盆棚

ぼんだな

→

shelf with offerings for welcoming the spirits of one's ancestors during the Bon Festival

盆灯籠

ぼんとうろう

→

Bon Festival lantern

盆画

ぼんが

→

tray landscape

盆石

ぼんせき

→

tray-landscape foundation stone

盆祭り

ぼんまつり

→

Bon Festival

盆花

ぼんばな

→

Obon flower

盆茣蓙

ぼんござ

→

gambling mat (for dice games)

盆踊り唄

ぼんおどりうた

→

Bon Festival dance song

盆と正月

ぼんとしょうがつ

→

two great things (happening at the same time)

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

盆の窪

ぼんのくぼ

→

toddler's shaved hairstyle leaving a small portion at the nape (esp. Edo period)

盆暗

ぼんくら

→

blockhead;idiot;dimwit

盆茣蓙

ぼんござ

→

altar mat for laying out offerings during the Bon festival

盆ござ

ぼんござ

→

gambling mat (for dice games)

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 Christmas and one's birthday had come at the same time;as if Lady Luck had just visited twice

盆暮

ぼんくれ

→

Bon and year-end festivals

盆灯籠

ぼんどうろう

→

Bon Festival lantern

盆踊

ぼんおどり

→

Bon Festival dance;Lantern Festival dance

盆踊り歌

ぼんおどりうた

→

Bon Festival dance song

盆ござ

ぼんござ

→

altar mat for laying out offerings during the Bon festival

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

盆踊歌

ぼんおどりうた

→

Bon Festival dance song

盆踊唄

ぼんおどりうた

→

Bon Festival dance song