Japanese symbol for “waistband”
三尺帯
さんじゃくおび
Romaji: sanjakuobi
waistband; belt; cloth girdle; obi
In Japanese, waistband is 三尺帯, read さんじゃくおび (sanjakuobi).
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 waistband; belt; cloth girdle; obi
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “waistband”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三尺 | さんじゃく sanjaku | 3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt |
| 扱き | しごき shigoki | waistband; woman's undergirdle |
| 胴締め | どうじめ doujime | belt; waistband |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 三つ | みっつ mittsu | three |
| 三角 | さんかく sankaku | triangle; triangular shape |
| 第三者 | だいさんしゃ daisansha | third party; third person; outsider |
| 再三 | さいさん saisan | again and again; repeatedly |
| 三角形 | さんかくけい sankakukei | triangle |
| 三振 | さんしん sanshin | strikeout |
| 尺八 | しゃくはち shakuhachi | shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute |
| 尺度 | しゃくど shakudo | gauge; standard; measure |
| 携帯 | けいたい keitai | carrying (on one's person or in the hand) |
See also: Chinese symbol for “waistband”.
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.