# 帯 — belt; sash; zone

帯 means “belt; sash; zone”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: タイ (tai). Kun'yomi: おび (obi), お(びる) (obiru). You'll see it in words such as 帯 (obi, “belt; sash”).

- Meaning: belt; sash; zone
- On'yomi: タイ (tai)
- Kun'yomi: おび (obi), お(びる) (obiru)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Cloth & clothing 1

## How to remember 帯

Parts: 廾 two hands · 廿 twenty · 冖 cover · 巾 cloth

## Words with 帯

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 帯 | おび (obi) | belt; sash |
| 帯びる | おびる (obiru) | to wear; to carry |

## Don't confuse it with

[師](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/instructor/)

## More in the “Cloth & clothing 1” set

[編](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/knit/) · [装](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/dress-up/) · [帯](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/belt/) · [布](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/cloth/) · [巻](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/roll-up/)

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