盆 – basin, lantern festival, tray

9 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1654 in newspaper frequencyN2 vocabulary

The kanji 盆 means basin, lantern festival, tray. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ボン (bon). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 皿 (no. 108).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ボン	bon

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 皿 (Kangxi radical 108). Components: 皿・刀・ハ.

Words using 盆

盆ぼんtray盆地ぼんちbasin (e.g. between mountains)

Example sentences

アイリーン・ペパーバーグが、アレックスと名づけたオウムの前で丸いお盆を持っている。

Irene Pepperberg holds a round tray in front of a parrot she has named Alex.

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河川の盆地には普通肥沃な農地がある。

The basin of a river usually has rich farmland.

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Kanji with the same radical

監盟益盛盤盗皿

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