帯おび

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

noun

obi; kimono sash

The wide sash worn with traditional Japanese clothing such as kimono and yukata.

着き物ものに合あう帯おびを選えらぶのが楽たのしい

。

It's fun to choose an obi that matches the kimono.

2

noun

obi; paper band; belly band

A strip of paper wrapped around a book, CD, or similar product, often containing promotional information.

本ほんの帯おびに著ちょ者しゃの新しん刊かん情じょう報ほうが載のっている。
The book's obi has information about the author's new publication.

3

noun

band; belt; strip

General term for a long, narrow strip of material, such as a belt, sash, or band.

荷に物もつを帯おびで縛しばる。
Tie the luggage with a band.

4

noun

cingulum

anatomy zoology

Anatomical/zoological term for a girdle-like structure, such as the cingulum of a tooth or a band on an animal.

歯はの帯おび状じょうのぶぶんの部分をしんぎゅらむをcingulumと呼よぶ。
The belt-like part of a tooth is called the cingulum.

5

noun

daily broadcast; strip programming

abbreviation

Abbreviation for 帯番組 or 帯ドラマ; a radio or TV program broadcast in the same time slot on most or all days of the week.

Usage patterns

帯おびを締しめるto tie an obi around one's waist
彼かの女じょは着き物ものに帯おびを締しめて出でかけた。
She went out wearing a kimono with her obi tied.
〈物もの〉に帯おびがつくfor a book or CD to come with a promotional paper band
この本ほんには映えい画が化か決けっ定ていの帯おびがついている。
This book comes with a paper band announcing the film adaptation.
帯おびで放ほう送そうするto broadcast a program in the same daily time slot
このニュース番ばん組ぐみは帯おびで放ほう送そうされている。
This news program is broadcast daily in the same time slot.
帯おびを結むすぶto knot or tie an obi
母ははが娘むすめの帯おびを上手じょうずに結むすんでくれた。
My mother skillfully tied my daughter's obi for her.

Expressions

だらりの帯おびuntucked obi; dangling obi
刀とうを帯おびるwear a sword; carry a sword at one's side
帯おびに短みじかし襷たすきに長ながしneither one thing nor the other; too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie

Kanji

帯sash, belt, obi

Related words

ベルトN4sense 1
帯 is the traditional wide sash tied around a kimono, while ベルト is a Western-style belt worn with pants or skirts.
ひもN4sense 3
帯 refers to a wide band or sash, whereas 紐 is a thin cord or string used for tying things.

Don't confuse with

カマーバンド
カマーバンド is a Western-style sash worn with a tuxedo, while 帯 is the traditional Japanese sash worn with a kimono.
帯たいN1
帯 (たい) is a technical suffix meaning 'band' or 'zone' in scientific compounds, while 帯 (おび) is the everyday noun for the sash worn with a kimono.

Counted with

本ほんN5
Used for 帯 (obi sashes) because they are long, slender objects.
腰こし
For kimono sashes (帯), 腰 can also be used as a counter, though it sounds somewhat literary.

Word family· 67

帯おびるN1
wear (a sword, decoration); carry (on one's person) · be entrusted with (a mission); take on (a duty) · have (a quality, property); be tinged with
帯おび状じょう
belt-shaped; band-shaped; strip-shaped
帯おび締じめ
obijime; decorative sash cord
腹はら帯おび
bellyband; abdominal band · maternity belt; pregnancy support band · saddle girth; cinch

Written forms

帯おびUsage94%
Standard kanji spelling for all senses.
オビUsage5%
おびUsage1%

Etymology

Native Japanese word. The kanji 帯 means 'belt' or 'sash' and is used for its meaning. The kyūjitai form 帶 is historical.

上うわ帯おび

outer sash

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下した帯おび
loincloth; waist cloth
丸まる帯おび
one-piece sash; maru obi
力ちから帯おび
abdominal-support belt
単ひとえ帯おび
unlined sash
女おんな帯おび
women's kimono sash
帯おび地じ
obi cloth; obi material
帯おび封ふう
currency strap; banknote band · mailing wrapper; newspaper wrapper
帯おび板いた
obi stiffener; obi board · batten plate; stay plate
帯おび枕まくら
obi pillow; obi pad

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