帯(お)びる

おびる
verb (ichidan)
to wear; to be tinged with
他動詞 transitiveabstract
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present帯(お)びる帯(お)びない
Present polite帯(お)びます帯(お)びません
Past帯(お)びた帯(お)びなかった
Past polite帯(お)びました帯(お)びませんでした
て form帯(お)びて帯(お)びなくて
ている present帯(お)びている帯(お)びていない
ている polite帯(お)びています帯(お)びていません
ている past帯(お)びていた帯(お)びていなかった
ている past polite帯(お)びていました帯(お)びていませんでした
Conditional ば帯(お)びれば帯(お)びなければ
Conditional たら帯(お)びたら帯(お)びなかったら
Volitional帯(お)びよう—
Volitional polite帯(お)びましょう—
Potential帯(お)びられる帯(お)びられない
Passive帯(お)びられる帯(お)びられない
Causative帯(お)びさせる帯(お)びさせない
Imperative帯(お)びろ帯(お)びるな
1. to wear (a sword, etc.), to carry on one's person
To have something attached to or carried at one's waist or on one's person. Often used for weapons, tools, or similar items.
刀(かたな)を帯(お)びる。
To wear a sword.
Samurai always wore swords.
The security guard was carrying a radio while making rounds.
2. to be tinged with, to take on, to carry (a quality or characteristic)
To take on or exhibit a quality, color, tone, or character. Used figuratively for abstract qualities becoming apparent.
空(そら)が赤(あか)みを帯(お)びてきた。
The sky began to take on a reddish tinge.
His voice carried anger.
The discussion gradually grew heated, and the participants' expressions became increasingly serious.

Ichidan verb: 帯(お)びない / 帯(お)びます / 帯(お)びる / 帯(お)びれば / 帯(お)びた.

Usage

Sense 1 (wear/carry) is more literary and often appears in historical or formal contexts. Sense 2 (be tinged with) is more commonly used in everyday Japanese, describing how something takes on a quality — a color, an emotion, heat, or other abstract characteristic. Common patterns include ~を帯(お)びる and ~を帯(お)びた + noun.

Common collocations