盆

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Spelling: 盆. Reading: ぼん. Core meaning: tray.
• Basic usage: Representative examples: 盆に茶わんを載せて、客のいる部屋へ運んだ / 食べ終えた器を盆に戻してください.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Tray and festival contexts
  • In this entry, 盆 is a tray used to carry dishes. The same character also appears in お盆, the ancestral festival period, so surrounding language determines the sense.