# 盆 — tray; Obon festival

盆 means “tray; Obon festival”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: ボン (bon). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 盆 (bon, “tray”).

- Meaning: tray; Obon festival
- On'yomi: ボン (bon)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Belief & custom 3

## How to remember 盆

Parts: 分 part · 皿 plate

## Words with 盆

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 盆 | ぼん (bon) | tray |

## Don't confuse it with

[雰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/atmosphere/)

## More in the “Belief & custom 3” set

[悟](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/enlightenment/) · [霊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ghost/) · [魔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/demon/) · [鬼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ogre/) · [奉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/offer-reverently/) · [悼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/grieve-for/) · [盆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tray/) · [僧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/buddhist-monk/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/tray/. Last updated 2026-11-01.