11 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level 1

belt, girdle, band, strap, zone

Kun'yomi
  • びる
  • obi ②paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc. ③band ④cingulum
On'yomi
  • タイ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Character Breakdown

belt, girdle, band
タイ お.びる おび (Kentei 1)
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)

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References

Unicode hex code 5E36
JIS X 0208 1-54-72
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1475
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1565
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2676
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3315
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2333
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1465
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 8950
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3f7.1
Four corner code 4422.7