"Obon" meaning in English

See Obon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Japanese お盆 (おぼん, Obon). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ja|お盆|tr=おぼん, Obon}} Japanese お盆 (おぼん, Obon) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Obon
  1. (Buddhism) A Japanese festival to honour the spirits of one's ancestors. Wikipedia link: Bon Festival Categories (topical): Buddhism Synonyms: Bon, Bon Festival Translations (a Japanese festival): بُون (būn) [masculine] (Arabic), بُون (bon) [masculine] (Arabic), 盂蘭盆 (Chinese Mandarin), 盂兰盆 (Yúlánpén) (Chinese Mandarin), 盂蘭盆會 (Chinese Mandarin), 盂兰盆会 (Yúlánpénhuì) (Chinese Mandarin), 日本盆會 (Chinese Mandarin), 日本盆会 (Rìběn pénhuì) (Chinese Mandarin), お盆 (Obon) (alt: おぼん) (Japanese), 盂蘭盆 (Urabon) (alt: うらぼん) (Japanese), 盂蘭盆會 (Urabon'e) (alt: うらぼんえ) (Japanese), 오본 (Obon) (Korean), Obon (Malay), ओबोन (obon) [masculine] (Marathi), Обо́н (Obón) [masculine] (Russian)
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