Japanese More information Kanji in this term ... Kanji in this term 盆 ぼんGrade: S goon Close More information Alternative spelling ... Alternative spelling 御盆 CloseEtymology From 御 (o-, honorific prefix) + 盆 (bon, “a tray; the Bon festival”).[1] Pronunciation (Tokyo) おぼん [òbóꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]IPA(key): [o̞bõ̞ɴ] Definitions For pronunciation and definitions of お盆 – see 盆. References [1]Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.