帯
sash, belt, obi, zone, region
Readings
On'yomi
- タイ
Kun'yomi
- お.びる
- おび
Nanori
- たて
Meaning
帯 centers on something that wraps around or encircles: a sash or belt worn around the body, and by extension a zone or region that stretches around an area.
Most common words using 帯
20 of 436- 携帯けいたいN3
carrying (on one's person or in the hand)
- 帯たいN1
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
- 帯おびN3
obi (kimono sash)
- 地帯ちたいN2
zone; area; belt; region
- 世帯せたいN1
household; family
- 連帯れんたいN1
solidarity
- 帯びるおびるN1
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to bear
- 一帯いったいN1
whole area; whole region
- 熱帯ねったいN3
tropics
- 帯域たいいき
band; zone; range
- 包帯ほうたいN3
bandage; dressing
- じん帯じんたい
ligament
- 声帯せいたい
vocal cords; vocal folds
- 眼帯がんたい
eyepatch; eye bandage
- 付帯ふたい
incidental; ancillary; accessory; secondary; collateral
- 熱帯魚ねったいぎょ
tropical fish
- 温帯おんたいN2
temperate zone
- 熱帯夜ねったいや
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
- 帯同たいどう
taking (someone) along
- 帯状おびじょう
belt-shaped
Study
Etymology
帯 is the modern simplified form of 帶. The older form combines 巾 (cloth) with a phonetic element, suggesting a cloth belt or sash. The modern top 丗 is a simplification.
Meaning mnemonic
The top 丗 looks like a belt wrapped around, the cover 冖 holds it in place, and the cloth 巾 at the bottom shows it is a fabric sash.
Reading mnemonic
For タイ, imagine tying a belt around your waist: tie -> タイ, and the sash is secured.