How do you use Obon in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Obon meaning
A Japanese festival to honor the spirits of one's ancestors.
Using Obon
- The main meaning on this page is: A Japanese festival to honor the spirits of one's ancestors.
- In the example corpus, obon often appears in combinations such as: obon festival, the obon, japanese obon.
Context around Obon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Obon
- In this selection, "obon" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, usual, japanese, 2002, festival, starts and tales stand out and add context to how "obon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about the obon festival in and like any obon there will. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "obon" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with obon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Like any Obon, there will be food, taiko and dancing. (10 words)
Next week my Obon starts and it will completely different from the usual Obon before. (15 words)
Some of his stories have been adapted by Ping Chong into his puppet theatre, including the 1999 Kwaidan and the 2002 OBON: Tales of Moonlight and Rain. (27 words)
Students will have the opportunity to learn about the Obon Festival in Japan, the Noto Flower Festival in Italy, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico, and the Tsechus Festival in Bhutan. (33 words)
Volunteers use long poles to gently lower lanterns into the water during the Japanese Obon Festival at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul on Sunday, Aug., 18, 2024. (30 words)
Some of his stories have been adapted by Ping Chong into his puppet theatre, including the 1999 Kwaidan and the 2002 OBON: Tales of Moonlight and Rain. (27 words)
Example sentences (5)
Next week my Obon starts and it will completely different from the usual Obon before.
Like any Obon, there will be food, taiko and dancing.
Students will have the opportunity to learn about the Obon Festival in Japan, the Noto Flower Festival in Italy, the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico, and the Tsechus Festival in Bhutan.
Volunteers use long poles to gently lower lanterns into the water during the Japanese Obon Festival at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory in St. Paul on Sunday, Aug., 18, 2024.
Some of his stories have been adapted by Ping Chong into his puppet theatre, including the 1999 Kwaidan and the 2002 OBON: Tales of Moonlight and Rain.
Common combinations with obon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: