# 帯 — Belt

Frequency rank 666 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 税 (Tax), less common than 康 (Ease).

- On’yomi: たい
- Kun’yomi: おび
- Radical: 巾 Turban (Kangxi 50)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A belt shape on top dangles a towel below -- a belt with a towel hanging from it forms a complete belt ensemble.

In words:

- 帯 おび — band (e.g. conduction, valence)
- 帯びる おびる — to wear;to carry;to be entrusted;to have;to take on;to have a trace of;to be tinged with
- 熱帯 ねったい — tropics

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