ぼん

See also: ほん

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ぼん – see the following entries.

【凡】S [adjective] mediocre, ordinary [noun] mediocrity Alternative spelling 凢

【梵】H [noun] Abbreviation of 梵語.

【盆】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, 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.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 坊.)