Kanji 盆: "basin, lantern festival, tray"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 盆

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• お盆ぼんObon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July · tray
• 盆ぼんtray · family; household
• 盆ぼん地ちbasin (e.g. between mountains)
• 盆ぼん踊おどりBon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
• 盆ぼん栽さいbonsai; miniature potted plant
• 盆ぼん暗くらstupid; half-witted; dull-witted; thickheaded · blockhead; idiot; dimwit
• 盆ぼん休やすみBon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
• 盆ぼんと正しょう月がつthe Bon Festival and New Year · two great things (happening at the same time)
• 覆ふく水すい盆ぼんに返かえらずwhat's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; spilt water won't go back into its tray
• 盂う蘭ら盆ぼんBon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns
• 盆ぼんの窪くぼhollow at nape of the neck · toddler's shaved hairstyle leaving a small portion at the nape (esp. Edo period)
• 和わ三さん盆ぼんwasanbon; fine-grained Japanese sugar (traditionally used in wagashi) · wagashi sweets made from wasanbon

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