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► 名詞
  [ぼん]    meaning:  bon  rank: 3
☆ 盆踊り ⇨ A Bon dance festival  (☛ A summer Buddhist ritual to honor the spirits of ancestors. Dance festivals will be held)

  [ぼん]    meaning:  tray  rank: 3
☆ 御盆に載っ食事 (おぼん) ⇨ A meal set on a tray  (☛ Usually 御 is added as 御盆)


More examples:
  • 盆には先祖祭る ⇨ During Bon you pray for the spirits of your ancestors
  • は盆栽が趣味だ ⇨ His hobby is bonsai
  • 覆水盆にらず ⇨ Spilled water won’t return to the tray. What’s done is done
  • なんて盆暗なだ ⇨ What a useless guy he is
  • 盆暗野郎! ⇨ You idiot!