盆 Home·Characters·盆 Character · Objects 盆 ぼん bon basin, tray Composition 123456789 分to divide, part皿dish, plate Origin The vessel (皿) gives the meaning, 分 the sound: a wide, open basin. Proverbs carrying this character 026 覆水盆に返らず Spilled water does not return to the tray. Related characters 兜helmet刀sword, knife台stand, platform噌clamor器vessel, utensil塩salt塵dust宝treasure帯belt, sash本root, origin