盆

basin, lantern festival, tray

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ボン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:9

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1654

Vocabulary

ボン

Word	Reading	Meaning
盆栽	ボンサイ	bonsai; miniature potted plant
盆地	ボンチ	basin (e.g. between mountains)
旧盆	キュウボン	Bon Festival of the lunar calendar
盆画	ボンガ	tray landscape
盆景	ボンケイ	miniature garden; tray landscape

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
盆	ぼん	tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead; gambler's den
盆踊り	ぼんおどり	Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance
お盆	おぼん	Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
円盆	まるぼん	round tray
覆水盆に返らず	ふくすいぼんにかえらず	what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; spilt water won't go back into its tray

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

boom, prosper, copulate

benefit, gain, profit, advantage

undertake, scheme, design, attempt, plan

dish, a helping, plate

steal, rob, pilfer

fierce, rave, rush, become furious, wildness, strength

tariff, crop tax, borrowing

tray, shallow bowl, platter, tub, board, phonograph record