Japanese symbol for “obi”
帯
おび
Romaji: obi
obi (kimono sash)
In Japanese, obi is 帯, read おび (obi).
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 obi (kimono sash)
- n obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
- n band; belt; strip
- n cingulum (anat, zool)
- n radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
Written forms: 帯、帶. Readings: おび.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “obi”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 襷 | たすき tasuki | obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product) |
| 三尺帯 | さんじゃくおび sanjakuobi | waistband; belt; cloth girdle |
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 |
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.