盆

tray; basin; lantern festival

9 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1654.

Readings

• ボン (on reading): 盆地 (ぼんち) basin (e.g. between mountains); 盆 (ぼん) tray

Components

• 分
• 皿
• ハ radical eight, katakana ha
• 刀 radical sword
• 皿 radical dish

Words using 盆

• 盆地 (ぼんち) basin (e.g. between mountains)
• 盆 (ぼん) tray
• 盆栽 (ぼんさい) bonsai
• 盆踊り (ぼんおどり) Bon Festival dance
• 海盆 (かいぼん) ocean basin

55 words in all.

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