A tray used to carry dishes or utensils (e.g., a serving tray).
お茶を盆に乗せて客間へ運んだ。
I carried the tea into the guest room on a tray.
その盆は漆塗りでとても高価だ。
That tray is lacquered and very expensive.
朝ごはんを盆にのせてテーブルに出した。
I put the breakfast on a tray and set it on the table.
A word referring to a family or household (somewhat dated or dialectal usage).
この村では盆ごとに一家で墓参りをする習慣がある。
In this village there is a custom of households visiting graves together during Obon.
昔は一つの盆が広い屋敷に住んでいた。
In the past, an entire household would live in a large residence.
Abbreviation for Obon (the Bon Festival)—a Japanese festival honoring ancestors; often refers to the period of the festival.
お盆には先祖の霊が家に帰ってくると信じられている。
It is believed that ancestral spirits return home during Obon.
今年のお盆は実家に帰省する予定だ。
I plan to return to my parents' home this Obon.
盆踊りはお盆の代表的な行事だ。
Bon-odori dances are a typical event of Obon.
Slang referring to a gambler's den or illegal gambling place.
あの路地には昔から『盆』と呼ばれる裏賭場があった。
There used to be an underground gambling den in that alley called a 'bon'.