ベルト
beruto
The Japanese word for belt is ベルト (beruto).
ベルト refers to a band worn around the waist. When specifically referring to a car seatbelt, the compound noun シートベルト is commonly used.
Meaning: band worn around the waist (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
beruto
Did you know?
- The phrase ベルトを締める 'beruto o shimeru' means to tighten a belt, but it can also be used metaphorically to describe practicing frugality or cutting expenses during hard times.
- When talking about a belt on a martial arts uniform, such as a Karate black belt, Japanese speakers use the word 帯 (obi) instead of ベルト. Using ベルト in a dojo would sound quite strange to a practitioner.
- The word ベルト is a loanword written in Katakana, which signals to Japanese readers that the concept was imported from the West. This distinguishes it from native Japanese words used for traditional fastening tools.
Examples in context
- それ、私があげたベルト？Is that the belt I gave you?This sentence is useful for confirming if a specific ベルト was a gift.Tatoeba #10668577 by small_snow, translation #3153705 by CK
- トムはベルトをしていない。Tom isn't wearing a belt.This sentence is useful for describing that someone is not wearing a ベルト.Tatoeba #2085617 by bunbuku, translation #1868125 by CK
- ベルトを買ってあげたんだ。I bought the belt for him.This sentence is useful for explaining that you purchased a ベルト for someone.Tatoeba #11571954 by small_snow, translation #10756801 by megamanenm
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Example conversation
Ren and Yui are shopping for accessories in a department store.
- 蓮 Renそのベルト、素敵だね。Sono beruto, suteki dane.That belt is lovely, Yui.
- 結衣 Yui本当？ありがとう、蓮。Hontō? Arigatō, Ren.Really? Thank you, Ren.
- 蓮 Ren色がとても似合っているよ。Iro ga totemo niatte iru yo.The color suits you very well.
- 結衣 Yui嬉しい！これにするわ。Ureshii! Kore ni suru wa.I'm so happy! I'll take this one.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “belt” translations and entries ベルト, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
