お盆
Meanings
Noun
1. Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July
2. tray (Polite)
Kanji used
Pitch accent
おぼん
Used in vocabulary
Examples4
お盆
The Bon Festival is near at hand.
お盆
During Obon there is much confusion at train stations.
お盆
On the tray are five objects - three of them are keys.
日本人
During O-bon, Japanese people believe they receive a visit from an ancestor.