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盆踊り唄 (ぼんおどりうた) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

盆ぼん踊おどり唄うた

Meanings

1

noun

Bon Festival dance song

A song sung during the Bon Festival dance (盆踊り). Typically folk songs with simple rhythms for group dancing.

夏なつ祭まつりで盆ぼん踊おどり唄うたが流ながれていた。
A Bon Festival dance song was playing at the summer festival.
祖そ母ぼは盆ぼん踊おどり唄うたをよく口くちずさむ。
My grandmother often hums Bon Festival dance songs.

Written forms

盆ぼん踊おどり唄うた
Standard kanji spelling using 唄 for 'song' in a traditional context.
盆ぼん踊おどり歌うた
Variant using 歌, the more general character for 'song'.
盆ぼん踊おどり歌うた
Abbreviated spelling omitting the okurigana り; less common.
盆ぼん踊おどり唄うた
irregular okurigana
Irregular okurigana usage; 踊 is normally read おどり with okurigana.

Kanji

盆basin, lantern festival, tray

踊jump, dance, leap

唄song, ballad

歌song, sing

Similar words

盆ぼん踊おどり
Refers to the Bon Festival dance itself, while 盆踊り唄 is the song sung during the dance.
民みん謡よう
General term for folk songs; 盆踊り唄 is a specific type of folk song associated with the Bon Festival.

Etymology

Compound of 盆 (Bon Festival), 踊り (dance), and 唄 (song).