Shirabe
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) Obon;Bon Festival;Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July
お盆が近づいてきた。
The Bon Festival is near at hand.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) polite (teineigo) language tray
See also: 盆 (ぼん)
Other forms 御盆 【おぼん】 (search-only kanji form)

ぼん

Common Noun
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) tray
アイリーン・ペパーバーグが、アレックスと名づけたオウムの前で丸いお盆を持っている。
Irene Pepperberg holds a round tray in front of a parrot she has named Alex.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) family;household
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) abbreviation Obon;Bon Festival;Lantern Festival;Festival of the Dead
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi) slang gambler's den