JLPT N2 · Noun

盆 (bon)

盆 (ぼん, bon) is a Japanese noun meaning “tray”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ぼん
Romaji
bon
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

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

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.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 盆

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 盆.

Source: JMdict entry 1523700 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.