帯 means “sash, belt, zone”

おび · obi

Also: obi

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

おびる, おび

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

タイ

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The story

Picture a sash knotted at the waist, ornaments hanging from it and cloth (巾) beneath. 帯 is the obi, the kimono's wide sash; 携帯, carried on you, is what Japanese call a mobile phone, and 時間帯 is a time slot.

Used in 携帯 (keitai, mobile phone), 熱帯 (nettai, the tropics), and 時間帯 (jikantai, time slot)

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