盆

Glyph origin
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Definitions

 * 1) basin; tub
 * 2) basin-shaped thing
 * 3) unit of volume equal to 12  and 8  (128 liters)
 * : Pen
 * 1) unit of volume equal to 12  and 8  (128 liters)
 * : Pen
 * : Pen
 * : Pen
 * : Pen
 * : Pen

Descendants
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Etymology 1


From. Compare modern 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) a tray (for carrying e.g. dishes)
 * 2)  a flat earthenware pot, bowl, or basin
 * 3) short for, a woven rush mat for rolling or throwing dice in gambling
 * 4) a gambling den, a place where gambling happens
 * 5) a gamble, a match, a contest
 * 6) a household, a residence, a home
 * 7) a place for a tryst
 * 8) the circular area of a

Etymology 2


Short for or, from  or  (compare modern 🇨🇬 or ), a transcription of , present participle of 🇨🇬 verb.

A number of Japanese dictionaries state that this term derives from 🇨🇬, purportedly meaning “hanging upside-down” in reference to the souls of the dead being tortured in hell by being strung up by their feet. However, the 🇨🇬 word was sparsely, if at all, attested ; in addition, it would be the present participle of verb, with no inherent “upside-down” meaning.

Moreover, neither the purported meaning of “hanging upside-down” nor the verifiable meaning of “hanging” match the semantics very well, given that the urabon ceremonies are about helping the dead, closer in meaning to the “helping” sense of the 🇨🇬 verb. This suggests that explanations of the dead hanging upside-down in hell are more likely to be folk etymologies based on a mistaken connection to the 🇨🇬 verb, rather than a more direct semantic link to the 🇨🇬. Alternatively, (apud ) propounded that the origin was in fact 🇨🇬, a colloquial corruption of 🇨🇬, and that the etymology was mistakenly attributed to Sanskrit.

Noun

 * 1) an offering or votive at Obon

Proper noun

 * 1) the Obon or Bon Festival, an event with Buddhist roots, celebrated on July 15

Derived terms

 * , : a traditional dance performed at Obon

Etymology 3
Alteration from bon, where the final moraic n changed to ni. Compare the Japanese given name with similar development of reading Shioni from Shion.

Obsolete reading.

Proper noun

 * 1)  the Obon festival (see above)

Han character

 * 1) pot