オビ
Meanings
Noun
1. obi (kimono sash)
All that's left is to tie the obi.
2. obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
With books, the paper band matters too!
3. band; belt; strip
There, a band of light tears through the night sky and pours down onto the ground.
4. cingulum
5. radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (65 in total)
loincloth; waist cloth
black belt
white sash
bellyband; maternity belt
waist band; girdle; sash
belt-shaped
leather belt
waist band
sash clip (fastener); ornament worn over an obi
obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)
man's stiff sash
decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place
leather belt; (machine) belt
currency strap; banknote strap; currency band; mailing wrapper (around a newspaper, etc.)
design or pattern on a vertical band; vertical band in the center of a temple bell
one-piece sash
double-woven obi
waistband; belt; cloth girdle; obi
red sash; red belt
obi cloth or material
neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
obi sash
brown sash; brown belt
women's kimono sash
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
drunk driving; drink-driving; driving under the influence (of alcohol); DUI
radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days (programme)
untucked obi; dangling obi
abdominal-support belt
soap opera
outer sash
women's obi with a different colour on each side (originally black and white)
undressing of a woman by a villain, by pulling her obi and spinning her round
unlined sash
band saw; bandsaw
belt used for back support after fifth month of pregnancy
common variety of women's kimono sash
half-width obi (kimono sash)
thick obi sash; sash padding
obi for men's use; men's kimono sash
piece of stiff fabric worn under an obi to give more shape; batten plate; stay plate
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
red and white sash; red and white belt
waistband for a kimono
narrow kimono sash; narrow obi
yukata sash
bar graph; rectangular graph
oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller
obi that is not tied but merely wrapped around the body
hoop; tie hoop; lateral tie
women's obi with a different colour on each side
median wasp (Dolichovespula media)
nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
yellow-banded poison dart frog (Dendrobates leucomelas); yellow-headed poison dart frog; bumblebee poison frog
obi-tying ceremony designed to ensure safe birth of a child
strip of paper featuring advertisements, wrapped around a book's jacket
radio or television serial broadcast in the same time slot each day or week
betrothal money given from man to woman
belt grab reversal (judo)
obi with a different colour on each side
medium-width kimono sash (approx. 26 cm); medium-width obi
(machine) belt
band saw; bandsaw
band saw (machine); bandsaw
Examples (15 in total)
You tie the obi loosely.
With books, the paper band matters too!
The way the obi is tied is loose.