See also: ほん

Japanese

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For pronunciation and definitions of ぼん – see the following entries.
S
[adjective] mediocre, ordinary
[noun] mediocrity
Alternative spelling
H
[noun] Abbreviation of 梵語.
S
[noun] a tray (for carrying e.g. dishes)
[noun] (archaic) a flat earthenware pot, bowl, or basin
[noun] short for 盆茣蓙(ぼんござ) (bon goza), a woven rush mat for rolling or throwing dice in gambling
[noun] a gambling den, a place where gambling happens
[noun] a gamble, a match, a contest
[noun] a household, a residence, a home (by extension from the sense of having one's own serving tray)
[noun] a place for a tryst
[noun] the circular area of a 回り舞台 (mawari butai, revolving stage) (from its resemblance to a round serving tray)
[noun] an offering or votive at Obon
[proper noun] the Obon or Bon Festival, an event with Buddhist roots, celebrated on July 15
(This term, ぼん (bon), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ぼん, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ぼん.)

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