# 帯 belt

一 (one/line radical) + 山 (mountain) + (swordswallower)
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
STRONG

## Onyomi

TAI | TIE the belt on your kimono. I can see your junk already.

## Mnemonic

| A sword-swallower ties one belt around a mountain. Kind of a Christo-type deal.

## Kunyomi

おび | belt, (BOOBOO: this only refers to a traditional obi worn with kimono. Not like a modern belt, which is ベルト!) ★☆☆☆☆

## Jukugo

携帯(けいたい) | cell-phone. ★★★★★ 携 (carry in hand) + 帯 (belt) = 携帯 (cell-phone.)
地帯(ちたい) | zone ★★☆☆☆ 地 (area) + 帯 (belt) = 地帯 (zone) a geographical district or zone - emphaizes a physical location: the tropics, the steppes. ちたい is much bigger and broader than 地域.

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
帝 | foreign emperor | STAND | 立
帯 | belt | MOUNTAIN | 山

STAND UP to greet the emperor,
But tie your belt around a MOUNTAIN.

## Used In

- 滞

## Synonyms

area, territory, sector 地域 領域 地帯 地区 分野 範囲