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obi^¹

/ˈoʊbi/

Rhymes with -oʊbi

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Japanese 帯 (obi, “belt”).

noun obi · obis

A sash worn with a kimono. The broad obi tied around her middle was orange and yellow. I'd never seen such elegant clothing.
A strip of paper looped around a book or other product.

obi^²

/ˈoʊbi/

Rhymes with -oʊbi

noun obis

alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of obeah

Obi^³

proper noun

A surname.
A male given name. Chelsea made two changes to the side that lost at Manchester United, with Frank Lampard making way for John Obi Mikel and Nicolas Anelka starting ahead of Didier Drogba.
alternative Alternative form of Ob A vast extent of eastern Europe and of western central Asia thus became a huge reservoir, the lowest part of the lip of which was probably situated somewhat more than 200 feet above the sea-level, along the present watershed of the Obi, which flows into the Arctic Ocean.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: obeah, cummerbund, sash, wan, undersash, under-kimono, kimono, obijime, underkimono, shash, kimono sleeve, bandlo, inro, wooden kimono, yukata, uchikake

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noun a kimono sash

한국어	오비 obi
日本語	帯 obi
中文	寬腰帶 /宽腰带 kuān yāodài
Português	obi
Français	obi
Русский	о́би óbi
Tiếng Việt	dải lưng thêu

noun a strip of paper

中文	書腰 /书腰 shūyāo, 腰封 yāofēng

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@misc{obi_2026,
  title = {obi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/obi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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