盆
盆 — Basin
basin, lantern festival, tray
On’yomiボン (bon)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (9 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 盆
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 盆 | ぼん bon | tray; family; household |
| 盆栽 | ぼんさい bonsai | bonsai; miniature potted plant |
| 盆地 | ぼんち bonchi | basin (e.g. between mountains) |
| 盆踊り | ぼんおどり bonodori | Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance |
| 旧盆 | きゅうぼん kyuubon | Bon Festival of the lunar calendar |
Study notes
盆 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1654 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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