| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|
| 盆 | ぼん | O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead; tray; family, household |
| 盆栽 | ぼんさい | bonsai |
| 盆地 | ぼんち | basin (e.g. between mountains) |
| 盆踊り | ぼんおどり | Bon Festival dance, Lantern Festival dance |
| 旧盆 | きゅうぼん | Bon Festival of the lunar calendar |
| お盆 | おぼん | O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead |
| 御盆 | おぼん | O-Bon, Bon Festival, Lantern Festival, Festival of the Dead |
| 円盆 | まるぼん | round tray |
| 覆水盆に返らず | ふくすいぼんにかえらず | what's done is done (lit: spilt water won't go back into its tray), that's water under the bridge, it is no use crying over spilt milk |
| 覆水盆に帰らず | ふくすいぼんにかえらず | what's done is done (lit: spilt water won't go back into its tray), that's water under the bridge, it is no use crying over spilt milk |
