Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July
Polite
tray
tray
family; household
Abbreviation
Obon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead
Slang
gambler's den
basin (e.g. between mountains)
bonsai; miniature potted plant
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; thickheaded
blockhead; idiot; dimwit
the Bon Festival and New Year
Idiomatic expression
two great things (happening at the same time)
Proverb
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; spilt water won't go back into its tray
Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns
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