Number: 840

帯 belt

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10 strokes
STRONG
一 (one/line radical) + 山 (mountain) + Swordswallower (swordswallower)

ONYOMI: TAI

TIE the belt on your kimono. I can see your junk already.

A sword-swallower ties one belt around a mountain. Kind of a Christo-type deal.

DESCRIPTION: -

KUNYOMI:

おび
belt, (BOOBOO: this only refers to a traditional obi worn with kimono. Not like a modern belt, which is ベルト!)
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JUKUGO:
携帯 ( けいたい )
cell-phone.
携 (carry in hand) + 帯 (belt) = 携帯 (cell-phone.)
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地帯 ( ちたい )
a geographical district or zone - emphaizes a physical location: the tropics, the steppes. ちたい is much bigger and broader than 地域.
地 (area) + 帯 (belt) = 地帯 (zone)
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LOOKALIKES:
Meaning Hint Radical
帝 foreign emperor STAND 立
帯 belt MOUNTAIN 山

STAND UP to greet the emperor,
But tie your belt around a MOUNTAIN.

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