Japanese symbol for “band”
帯
たい
Romaji: tai
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
In Japanese, band is 帯, read たい (tai).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n-suf band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “band”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 群 | ぐん gun | group; bunch; crowd |
| バンド | バンド bando | band (group of musicians) |
| 楽団 | がくだん gakudan | orchestra; band |
| 楽隊 | がくたい gakutai | band; orchestra |
| 帯域 | たいいき taiiki | band; zone; range |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 携帯 | けいたい keitai | carrying (on one's person or in the hand) |
| 地帯 | ちたい chitai | zone; area; belt |
| 世帯 | せたい setai | household; family |
| 連帯 | れんたい rentai | solidarity |
| 熱帯 | ねったい nettai | tropics |
| 一帯 | いったい ittai | whole area; whole region |
See also: Chinese symbol for “band”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.