How to say "bandage" in Japanese

• 包帯ほうたいJLPT N2approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe common word for a bandage: a strip of cloth wrapped around a wound or injury, or the dressing covering one. This is the word you want in almost all everyday contexts.
  私は片足かたあしに包帯ほうたいを巻まいた犬いぬを見みた。↗

  I saw a dog with one paw bandaged.
• バンデージ
  nounA loanword from English with the same meaning as 包帯. It is less common than 包帯, and for ordinary use 包帯 is the word to reach for.
• 縛帯ばくたい
  nounA less common synonym of 包帯 for a bandage or wound dressing. Unless you have a specific reason to use it, this is seldom the word you want; 包帯 covers the sense in everyday language.

For a cloth bandage or wound dressing, 包帯 is the common everyday word; 「バンデージ」 is a less common loanword with the same meaning, and 縛帯 is a less common synonym that learners seldom need.

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• 包帯ほうたいbandage
• バンデージbandage
• 縛帯ばくたいbandage