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    3. お盆

    お盆

    お​盆ぼん

    Obon

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab12 strokes

    御盆

    おぼん

    Noun

    1.
    Obon, Bon Festival, Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July
    2.
    tray
    polite (teineigo) language

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    Characters that make up this word

    盆
    basin・lantern festival・tray
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
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