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    3. 盆

    盆

    盆ぼん

    tray

    N2KMT7News #8+1CoreNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab9 strokes

    ぼん

    Noun

    1.
    tray
    2.
    family, household
    3.
    Obon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead
    abbreviation
    4.
    gambler's den
    slang

    Stroke 0 / 9

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    お茶ちゃを盆ぼんに乗のせて運はこびます。

    I carry the tea on a tray.

    KMT3Daily LifeFood & Dining
    料りょう理りを運はこぶために、大おおきな盆ぼんが必ひつ要ようだ。

    A large tray is needed to carry the dishes.

    KMT6Food & DiningDaily LifeHome & Housing
    お盆ぼん休やすみには実じっ家かに帰き省せいします。

    I go back to my hometown for the Obon holidays.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsDaily LifeFamily & Relationships
    毎まい年としお盆ぼんには、家か族ぞくみんなでお墓はか参まいりに行いきます。

    Every year during Obon, the whole family goes to visit the graves.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsFamily & RelationshipsReligion & Philosophy
    お盆ぼんの時じ期きには、先せん祖ぞの霊れいを迎むかえるために提ちょう灯ちんを飾かざります。

    During the Obon season, lanterns are displayed to welcome the spirits of ancestors.

    KMT8Culture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyFamily & Relationships

    Kanji that make up this word

    盆
    basin・lantern festival・tray
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