Word details
お盆
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お盆.
Dictionary
Entry
1
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July
Examples
お盆が近づいてきた。
The Bon Festival is near at hand.
2
Polite
tray
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
盆
basin, lantern festival, tray
9 strokesFrequency 1,654JLPT N1Grade 8
On
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