- 帯 — sash / belt (esp. kimono)
- 帯びる — to carry / to wear / to have
- 地帯 — zone / area
- 時間帯 — time zone / time slot
- 熱帯 — tropics
- 温帯 — temperate zone
- 亜熱帯 — subtropics
- 携帯 — mobile / portable
Originally depicting a sash tied around the body. Today it keeps the literal sense (帯) and extends to abstract “bands/zones” in compounds (地帯, 時間帯, 熱帯).
帯を 締めて、出かけましょう。
Let’s tie the sash and head out.
この地帯は 火山活動が 活発です。
This area has active volcanic activity.