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pedestal
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingダイ、タイ
Kun readingうてな、われ、つかさ
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2

Meanings

  1. pedestalRtK
  2. a stand
  3. counter for machines and vehicles
  1. stand
  2. rest
  3. base
  4. platform

Popular Usage

台所台風寝台

Radicals and components

Radical口mouth囗variant
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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elbow · mouth (口)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 805

Compound words

台所だいどころ
kitchen; financial situation; finances
台風たいふう
typhoon; hurricane
寝台しんだい
bed; couch
一台いちだい
one machine; one vehicle
屋台やたい
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house
荷台にだい
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
鏡台きょうだい
dresser; dressing table; vanity table
高台たかだい
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
台車だいしゃ
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; dolly; cart
台地だいち
plateau; tableland; eminence
台帳だいちょう
account book; ledger; register
台頭たいとう
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore
台本だいほん
script; libretto; scenario
台湾たいわん
Taiwan
土台どだい
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset
灯台とうだい
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
舞台ぶたい
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; theatrical production; play
大台おおだい
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
仙台せんだい
Sendai (city in Miyagi)
気象台きしょうだい
meteorological observatory
台無しだいなし
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up
天文台てんもんだい
astronomical observatory
舞台裏ぶたいうら
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
滑り台すべりだい
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding ways; slipway

On Reading Examples

彼は大きな家と２台の車をもっている。だい
He has a large house and two cars.tatoeba
彼は数台のピアノを弾き、その内の一台を選んだ。だい
He played on several pianos, one of which he chose.tatoeba
彼は車を２台持っていて、１台はベンツで、もう１台はポルシェだ。だい
He has two cars; one is a Benz and the other is a Porsche.tatoeba
彼は２台の車を買えるほどの金持ちです。だい
He is rich enough to buy two cars.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は舞台の中央に１人のこされた。
He was left alone in the center of the stage.tatoeba
彼は舞台の上にたっている。
He is standing on the stage.tatoeba
彼は舞台の上で心臓発作で倒れました。
He died of a heart attack on the stage.tatoeba
彼は舞台に返り咲いた。
He has made a fine comeback on the stage.tatoeba
鷹司孝子 - 家光の御台所。
Takako TAKATSUKASA- Midaidokoro of Iemitsuwiki
近衛熙子 - 徳川家宣の御台所。
Hiroko KONOE - Midaidokoro of Ienobu TOKUGAWAwiki
昭和9年室戸台風にて堂宇倒壊。
In 1934, Muroto typhoon destroyed the temple building.wiki
増水、台風時以外のときは行われる。
The ukai is done every day except for the days when the river is up or attacked by typhoons.wiki

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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