帯びる|おびるobiru[2]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to bearocc. written as 佩びる
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to take on
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of; to be tinged with
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 帯びる（おびる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 帯びます（おびます） |
| Negative (nai) | 帯びない（おびない） |
| polite (masen) | 帯びません（おびません） |
| classical zu / nu | 帯びず・帯びぬ（おびず・おびぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 帯びた（おびた） |
| polite (mashita) | 帯びました（おびました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 帯びなかった（おびなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 帯びませんでした（おびませんでした） |
| Te form | 帯びて（おびて） |
| Potential | 帯びられる（おびられる） |
| Passive | 帯びられる（おびられる） |
| Causative | 帯びさせる（おびさせる） |
| Causative passive | 帯びさせられる（おびさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 帯びれば（おびれば） |
| tara | 帯びたら（おびたら） |
| Volitional | 帯びよう（おびよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 帯びましょう（おびましょう） |
| Imperative | 帯びろ（おびろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym所持しょじNeutralA neutral noun for possessing, e.g. 「麻薬所持」; common in legal contexts.
- Synonym佩用はいようWrittenWritten/formal prose for wearing a medal or sword, as in 「勲章を佩用する」; rare. 「帯びる」 also covers having a color or quality.
- RelatedつけるNeutralA neutral, all-purpose verb: to put something on, e.g. 「バッジをつける」 — the most versatile choice.
- Related持つもつNeutralA neutral, everyday verb for holding or having, e.g. 「鞄を持つ」「責任を持つ」 — the most general choice.
- RelatedけいたいNeutralA neutral noun for carrying on your person, as in 「携帯電話」「携帯品」; mostly for personal items.
- Related着用ちゃくようWrittenWritten/formal prose: a noun for wearing, e.g. 「制服着用」; often seen in rules and regulations.
- Related携行けいこうNeutralA neutral noun for taking something along with you, e.g. 「食料を携行する」; 「帯びる」 stresses wearing on the body or having a quality.
- Related携えるたずさえるWrittenWritten/formal prose for carrying something or taking a person along, e.g. 「手土産を携える」.
- Related有するゆうするWrittenWritten/formal prose for having or possessing, e.g. 「権利を有する」「特徴を有する」.
- Antonym外すはずすNeutralA neutral antonym: to take off or remove what you are wearing, e.g. 「眼鏡を外す」.
Use 「帯びる」 for having a color, quality or mission — 「赤みを帯びる」「使命を帯びる」「刀を帯びる」. To wear something, say 「つける」; to carry it on your person, 「携帯」. The opposite is 「外す」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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