岩いわ田た帯おび

noun

maternity belt; pregnancy support belt

A traditional Japanese cloth belt worn around the abdomen from the fifth month of pregnancy to support the back and protect the baby. Also called 腹帯 (はらおび) in modern contexts.

• 妊にん娠しん五ごヶか月げつに入はいったので、岩いわ田た帯おびを巻まくことにした。

  Since I entered the fifth month of pregnancy, I decided to wear an iwata-obi.

• 祖そ母ぼから岩いわ田た帯おびを譲ゆずり受うけた。

  I inherited an iwata-obi from my grandmother.