帯
sash · belt · obi · zone · region
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
丗 + cover + 巾
Cultural Context
Etymology
Composed of cloth and cover. Wearing cloth as belt.
Symbolism
Belt, carry, tropical. Represents belt.
Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
一衣帯水
いちいたいすい
(being separated only by a) narrow strip of water; narrow strait (channel, river); (being separated only by a) narrow strip of water
緩衝地帯
かんしょうちたい
buffer zone; buffer zone
衣冠束帯
いかんそくたい
full Japanese court dress of traditional fashion; full Japanese court dress of traditional fashion
肉食妻帯
にくじきさいたい
meat and matrimony (Buddhism); Buddhist priest eating meat dishes and being married; meat and matrimony (Buddhism)
帯刀御免
たいとうごめん
a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period); a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period)
苗字帯刀
みょうじたいとう
right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period); right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)
連帯責任
れんたいせきにん
collective responsibility; joint liability; collective responsibility
Proverbs & Idioms
帯に短し襷に長し
おびにみじかしたすきにながし
Too short for a belt, too long for a sash
Neither here nor there