— basin, lantern festival, tray

  • JLPT N1
  • 9 strokes
  • Secondary (Jōyō)
  • Radical 皿
  • #1654 most frequent

Manufactured Item

Readings

On'yomi
ボン

Example words

  • ぼん(1) O-Bon; Bon Festival; Lantern Festival; Festival of the Dead (2) tray (3) family; household
  • 盆地ぼんちbasin (e.g. between mountains)