盆提灯

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぼん
Grade: S
ちょう > ぢょう
Grade: 5
ちん
Grade: 4
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
盆提燈 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

(ぼん) (bon, Bon Festival) + 提灯(ちょうちん) (chōchin, a type of collapsible cylindrical paper lantern). The chō changes to as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bõ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑo̞ːt͡ɕĩɴ]

Noun

(ぼん)(ぢょう)(ちん) (bonjōchin

  1. memorial lantern, Obon lantern, a paper lantern used for memorials during Bon Festival

References