Meaning

Primary

Ancestral Festival Dance

Alternatives

Bon Festival Dance, Bon Odori

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The ancestral festival dance is the ancestral festival dance, or bon festival dance.

盆踊り (bon odori) is a festival dance performed for Obon, a Buddhist event that honors the spirits of one's ancestors. In this dance, people often wear yukata and dance in circles around a central platform, moving in synchronized patterns. It's a fun time, be sure to attend one if you can!

Reading

ぼんおどり
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is plus 躍り put together into one word.

Context

Context Sentences

みんなが、私に一緒に盆踊りをやってみるようにしつこく言ってきたんです。

Everyone insisted that I try doing the Bon Festival dance with them.

Kanji Composition