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盆

Reading

Kana: ぼん
Romaji: bon
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Definitions

noun
1

O-Bon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead

2

tray

3

family; household

Kanji

盆
Reading: ボン
Meanings: basin, lantern festival, tray

Example Sentences

お盆(ぼん)がちかづいてきた。
➥The Bon Festival is near at hand.
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この地方(ちほう)は盆地(ぼんち)になっている。
➥This district forms a basin.
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大雨(おおあめ)で盆栽(ぼんさい)がめちゃくちゃになった。
➥The heavy rain made a mess of the bonsai.
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諺(ことわざ)に、覆水(ふくすい)盆(ぼん)に返(かえ)らずと言(い)う。
➥The proverb says that what is done cannot be undone.
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お盆(ぼん)期間中(きかんちゅう)は駅(えき)はとても混雑(こんざつ)する。
➥During Obon there is much confusion at train stations.
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河川(かせん)の盆地(ぼんち)には普通(ふつう)肥沃(ひよく)な農地(のうち)がある。
➥The basin of a river usually has rich farmland.
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