10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

sash, belt, obi, zone, region

Kun'yomi
  • to wear (sword, decoration, etc.) ②to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission) ③to have a trace of
  • obi ②paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc. ③band ④cingulum
On'yomi
  • タイ
    band (e.g. conduction, valence)
Nanori
  • たて

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

タイ 94.6%
おび 5.4%

Character Breakdown

sash, belt, obi
タイ おび お.びる (4th, N2)
thirty
セイ セ ソウ (Kentei 1)
thirty
ソウ さんじゅう (Kentei 1)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
かわ セン か (1st, N5)
twenty
にじゅう ジュウ ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン フク おお.い (11th)

Contained In

Common Words

carrying (on one's person or in the hand) ②mobile phone
obi ②paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc. ③band ④cingulum
whole area ②stretch (of land)
wearing a sword
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References

Unicode hex code 5E2F
JIS X 0208 1-34-51
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1474
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1563
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2582
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3191
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 963
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 994
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 669
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 498
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 566
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 552
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1065
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 565
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 422
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3f7.1
Four corner code 4422.7
De Roo Code 1944