盆 (ぼん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

盆 (ぼん) means tray / Bon Festival.

See example sentences below.

盆 at a glance

盆

ぼんbon

N2noun

tray / Bon Festival

盆ぼんbonN2Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

tray / Bon Festival

Example 1

盆にお菓子をのせました。

Translation

I placed sweets on the tray.

Example 2

夏は盆祭りでにぎやかです。

Translation

The Bon Festival is lively in summer.