帯

Meaning

1. n
   obi (kimono sash)
2. n
   obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
3. n
   band; belt; strip
4. n
   cingulum
5. n abbreviation
   radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
6. n-suf
   band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)

Example sentences

• 彼女の着物と帯の取り合わせはおつだね。

  Her kimono and obi combination is smart, isn't it?

• 帯に短し、襷に長し。

  Too much spoils, too little is nothing.

• ねぇ、知ってる？そうめんって帯の色でランクが違うのよ。

  Hey, did you know that the rank of soumen differs depending on the colour of the sash around it?