How to Say "Bandage" in Japanese

包帯

hōtai[ho̞ːta̠i]

The English word "bandage" is translated into Japanese as 包帯 (hōtai).

包帯 refers to a medical binding made with a strip of gauze or similar material.

Meaning: medical binding made with strip of gauze or similar (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word 包帯 is composed of two kanji: 包, which means "to wrap" and 帯, meaning "band" or "belt".

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In Japanese pop culture and anime, a bandage on the cheek or bridge of the nose is often used as a visual shorthand to show a character is a 'tough' delinquent or a frequent fighter.
In a hospital setting, a nurse might use the verb 'maku' to mean 'to wrap' a bandage, which is the same verb used for 'to roll' a sushi roll.
The word 帯 in 包帯 also refers to the colored belts in martial arts, such as the 'black belt' in karate.

トムは額に包帯をしていた。
Tom had a bandage on his forehead.
This sentence shows how to use 包帯 to describe someone wearing a bandage on their forehead.
Tatoeba #3450189 by arnab, translation #2956818 by CK
傷に包帯を巻いてあげるよ。
Let me bandage your wounds.
This sentence demonstrates the use of a verb to describe the act of wrapping a bandage around a wound.
Tatoeba #12460921 by bunbuku, translation #12074941 by CK
彼女は傷口に包帯をした。
She applied a bandage to the wound.
This sentence shows how to use 包帯 in the context of applying one to a wound.
Tatoeba #88710 by mookeee, translation #314997 by CK
包帯を巻く方法を教えてください。
Please teach me how to wrap a bandage.
ケガをしたので、テーピングが必要です。
I need sports tape because I got injured.
ばんそうこうはどこで買えますか？
Where can I buy a bandage?
3 more sentences on Tatoeba

Hiyori sees that Yota has a bandage on his finger.

陽葵 Himari

陽太、その包帯はどうしたの？
Yōta, sono hōtai wa dō shita no?
Yota, what happened with that bandage?
陽太 Yota

料理中に指を切っちゃったんだ。
Ryōrichū ni yubi o kirichatta nda.
I cut my finger while cooking.
陽葵 Himari

大丈夫？包帯を巻き直そうか？
Daijōbu? Hōtai o makinaosō ka?
Are you okay? Shall I re-wrap the bandage for you?
陽太 Yota

ありがとう。でも、もう大丈夫だよ。
Arigatō. Demo, mō daijōbu da yo.
Thanks. But I'm okay now.

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