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お盆

おぼん

Readings

おぼん

Meanings

  1. 1.
    nObon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July
  2. 2.
    ntray

Kanji breakdown

盆
N59 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

お盆が近づいてきた。

The Bon Festival is near at hand.

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O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

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