How to say "belt" in Japanese

• ベルトJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounThe everyday word for a belt worn around the waist, such as on trousers or a dress. This is the word you want for clothing and accessories.
  彼女かのじょは腰こしに革かわのベルトをしている。↗

  She is wearing a leather belt around her waist.
• 帯たいCommon
  noun (suffix)Covers belts in the scientific sense, such as the Van Allen belt or the asteroid belt. It is not the word for a belt you wear; for that use ベルト.
• 地帯ちたいJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounMeans a zone, area, or region, and appears in the sense of a geographic belt, as in a belt of farmland. Not used for a physical belt worn on the body.
  ツンドラ地帯ちたいの気候きこうは厳きびしい。↗

  The tundra has a harsh climate.
• 回しまわしCommon
  noun, noun (suffix)The belt worn in sumo wrestling, also called a mawashi in English, and by extension a loincloth. Seldom the word you want outside the sumo context.
• サンチュールCommon
  nounA loanword meaning a belt, typically a woman's fashion belt. For an ordinary belt worn around the waist, ベルト is the usual choice.

For a physical waist belt use 「ベルト」; 帯 covers belts like the Van Allen or asteroid belt; 地帯 means a geographic zone or belt; 「回し」 is the sumo mawashi; 「サンチュール」 is a fashion-belt loanword.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• ベルトbelt (worn around the waist)
• 帯たいband (e.g. conduction, valence)
• 地帯ちたいzone
• 回しまわしmawashi
• サンチュールbelt
• 三尺さんじゃく3 Japanese feet
• 強打きょうだheavy blow
• 下紐したひもundersash
• 三尺帯さんじゃくおびwaistband
• 調帯ちょうたい(machine) belt
• バンドbelt (clothing)
• 一帯いったいstretch (of land)
• 帯おびband
• 胴締めどうじめbelt
• 紐帯ちゅうたいobi and cord
• 帯革おびかわ(machine) belt