Memory phrase for the Kanji: 帯


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Meaning

belt, Obi(of a kimono), sash, area

Pronunciation

TAI
obi, obiru

Explanation

From top: belt with a mountain-like application , cover , cloth

Mnemonic

A belt with applications covering the cloth is an 'obi'.

Radicals

mountainPicture of a mountain with three peaks.
coverThe radical wakanmuri is seen as a cover, but sometines also considered to be a table. (Other covers are: , )
cloth, width [はば] means width. The trainer also understands it as: "cloth".
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Vocabulary

 帯  おび  kimono sash
 帯びる  おびる  to wear, to carry, to be entrusted, to take on
 携帯  けいたい  mobile telephone (abbr), carrying something
 拐帯  かいたい  absconding with money
 一帯  いったい  a region, a zone, the whole place
 世帯  せたい  household
 包帯  ほうたい  bandage, dressing
 地帯  ちたい  area, zone
 寒帯  かんたい  frigid zone


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