帯 (Kanji for belt) | KANJIDAMAGE

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.

おび	belt, (BOOBOO: this only refers to a traditional obi worn with kimono. Not like a modern belt, which is ベルト!) ★☆☆☆☆

携帯(けいたい)

cell-phone. ★★★★★
携 (carry in hand) + 帯 (belt) = 携帯 (cell-phone.)

地帯(ちたい)

zone ★★☆☆☆
地 (area) + 帯 (belt) = 地帯 (zone)

a geographical district or zone - emphaizes a physical location: the tropics, the steppes. ちたい is much bigger and broader than 地域.

	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.