Japanese symbol for “belt”
地帯
ちたい
Romaji: chitai
zone; area; belt; region
In Japanese, belt is 地帯, read ちたい (chitai).
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 zone; area; belt; region
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “belt”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 帯 | たい tai | band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.) |
| ベルト | ベルト beruto | belt (worn around the waist) |
| 回し | まわし mawashi | mawashi; belt; loincloth |
| 強打 | きょうだ kyouda | heavy blow; thump; wallop |
| 一帯 | いったい ittai | stretch (of land); tract; belt |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 地域 | ちいき chiiki | area; region; district |
| 地球 | ちきゅう chikyuu | Earth; the globe |
| 地方 | ちほう chihou | district; region; area |
| 地元 | じもと jimoto | home area; home town |
| 地震 | じしん jishin | earthquake |
| 土地 | とち tochi | plot of land; lot; soil |
| 携帯 | けいたい keitai | carrying (on one's person or in the hand) |
| 世帯 | せたい setai | household; family |
See also: Chinese symbol for “belt”.
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.