帯|おびobi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounobi (kimono sash)
   彼女かのじょの着物きものと帯おびの取り合とりあわせはおつだね。↗

   Her kimono and obi combination is smart, isn't it?
2. nounobi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
3. nounband; belt; strip
4. noun, anatomy, zoologycingulum
5. nounradio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

• Synonym腰帯こしおびNeutralA general word for any band worn around the waist; 「帯」 has a wider range, also covering book obi and strips.
• RelatedサンチュールNeutralFrench loanword for a belt; mostly seen in fashion contexts and rare in everyday use.
• RelatedベルトNeutralLoanword for Western-style belts and seatbelts (「シートベルト」); also covers conveyor belts and geographic zones.
• Related下紐したひもWrittenWritten term for the thin sash worn inside the kimono, tied beneath the obi to support the waist.

Use 「帯」 for a kimono obi or the paper band around a book or CD. For Western belts and seatbelts use 「ベルト」; 「腰帯」 is a general word for waist bands, 「サンチュール」 is fashion jargon, and 「下紐」 is the written term for the inner sash.

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1. （おび）着物きものの上うえから腰こしに巻まいて結むすぶ細長ほそながい布ぬの。