盆 — kanji meaning “basin”
盆
basin, lantern festival, tray
- Meanings
- basin, lantern festival, tray
- On'yomi
- ボン (bon)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1654 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 108
- Chinese reading
- pén — Chinese character page
Words with 盆
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盆踊り | ぼんおどり bon'odori | Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance |
| 盆地 | ぼんち bonchi | basin (e.g. between mountains) |
| 盆栽 | ぼんさい bonsai | bonsai; miniature potted plant |
| お盆 | おぼん obon | Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July |
| 旧盆 | きゅうぼん kyuubon | Bon Festival of the lunar calendar |
| 三盆 | さんぼん sanbon | traditional high-grade white sugar |
| 新盆 | にいぼん niibon | first Bon Festival following the death of a family member |
| 初盆 | はつぼん hatsubon | first Bon Festival following the death of a family member |
| 盆暮れ | ぼんくれ bonkure | Bon and year-end festivals |
| 盂蘭盆 | うらぼん urabon | Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns |
| 盂蘭盆会 | うらぼんえ urabon'e | Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns |
| 円盆 | まるぼん marubon | round tray |
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