Back to all words

Obi

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means a wide sash worn around the waist with a Japanese kimono
1
Stage 1 of 2
obi
Japanese · medieval
"a sash"
the wide sash worn around a kimono
2
Stage 2 of 2
obi
English · 1800s-1900s
"a wide sash worn with a kimono"
adopted as Western contact with Japan increased
Drag to pan · scroll to zoom