おび
Meanings
Noun
1. obi; kimono sash
2. paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.
when read as "おび"
3. band; belt; strip
4. cingulum
5. radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
Kanji used
belt
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (59 in total)
waist band; girdle; sash
loincloth; waist cloth
leather belt
black belt (judo, karate, etc.)
bellyband; maternity belt; (saddle) girth
obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)
man's stiff sash
decorative string used to hold a kimono sash in place
one-piece sash
leather belt; cartridge or gun belt
double-woven obi
bill strap; currency strap; currency band; wrapper band; newspaper band
waistband; belt; cloth girdle; obi
obi cloth or material
women's kimono sash
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days (programme)
neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
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
sash clip (fastener); ornament worn over an obi
abdominal-support belt
untucked obi; dangling obi
leather belt; cartridge or gun belt
neither one thing nor the other; (lit.) too short for a belt, too long for a sleeve tie
common variety of women's kimono sash
belt used for back support after fifth month of pregnancy
thick obi sash; sash padding
obi for men's use; men's kimono sash
half-width obi (kimono sash)
special leather belt used in ceremonial court dress, covered in black lacquer and decorated with stones and jewels
piece of stiff fabric worn under an obi to give more shape; batten plate; stay plate
narrow kimono sash; narrow obi
women's obi with a different colour on each side
obi that is not tied but merely wrapped around the body
bar graph; rectangular graph
oval pad with two long strips tied underneath the obi to make it look fuller
obi and cord fasteners (for a kimono)
Möbius strip; Moebius strip
thick obi sash; sash padding
women's obi with a different colour on each side
obi that is not tied but merely wrapped around the body
hoop; tie hoop; lateral tie
medium-width kimono sash (approx. 26 cm); medium-width obi
drive belt; machine belt
strip of paper featuring advertisements, wrapped around a book's jacket
betrothal money given from man to woman
radio or television serial broadcast in the same time slot each day or week
obi-tying ceremony designed to ensure safe birth of a child
obi with a different colour on each side
nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
Examples (3 in total)
Where can I catch the bus for Obihiro?
Taro has lived in Obihiro for ten years.
I went to Obihiro two years ago.