Meaning & readings
sash, belt, obi, zone, region
Origin
This character combines two components that together suggest the idea of something that wraps around or binds. The upper part represents a broad surface or covering, while the lower part suggests something extended or stretched out. When these elements combine, they create the image of a band or strip of cloth that encircles the body — which is exactly what a sash or belt does. Over time, this visual idea of something that "binds" or "goes around" expanded to mean zones or regions, since those too form bands across a landscape.
AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Compound ideographic (combined meanings).
Components
- 卅
- 廿
Common words
Reference
- Strokes
- 10
- Kangxi radical
- 50
- Grade
- Grade 4 (Kyōiku)
- Frequency rank
- #746 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 2
- Unicode
- U+05E2F