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VocabJLPT N1
Bon Festival
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. Obon
  2. 2. Bon Festival
  3. 3. tray
  4. 4. Bon Festival
This noun refers to a traditional Japanese Buddhist event held in mid-August to honor the spirits of deceased ancestors. It is also the word for the lacquered tray used in daily life to carry items, though the festival meaning is culturally very significant.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Can meeting rooms be reserved during the Obon period?

Sentence 2

It just hit me — the smell of Obon is really just incense, isn't it.

Sentence 3

Even during long weekends, we close the shop for Obon!

Sentence 4

The contact sheet said "Obon period: urgent matters only."

Sentence 5

According to traffic reports, the highways are backed up from early morning during Obon.