Kanji

台

台

pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

Kanji

Grade

Grade 2

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

口部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ダイ, タイ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

うてな, われ, つかさ

Nanori (Name Reading)

もと

Common Readings

タイ, ダイ

Example sentences

舞台 ぶたい
彼女は緊張しながらも、初めての舞台に立った。

Despite being nervous, she stood on stage for the first time.

登場 とうじょう
主人公が舞台に登場した。

The protagonist appeared on stage.

台 だい
このビルにはエレベーターが三台あります。

There are three elevators in this building.

衝突 しょうとつ
交差点で二台の車が衝突した。

Two cars collided at the intersection.

台詞 せりふ
彼女は感動的な台詞を言った。

She said a moving line.

台所 だいどころ
母は台所で楽しそうに料理をしている

My mother is happily cooking in the kitchen.

音がする おとがする
台所から変な音がする。

A strange sound is coming from the kitchen.

屋台 やたい
夏祭りの夜、通りにはたくさんの屋台が並んでいた。

On the night of the summer festival, many stalls lined the street.

団子 だんご
祭りの屋台で、温かい団子を買った。

I bought warm dumplings at a festival stall.

寝台 しんだい
彼は列車の寝台でぐっすりと眠った。

He slept soundly in the train's sleeping berth.

Example Vocabulary

舞台

ぶたい

stage; setting; scene

台

だい

counter for machines/vehicles; stand; platform

台詞

せりふ

lines; speech; remarks

台所

だいどころ

kitchen

屋台

やたい

food stall; street stand

寝台

しんだい

bed; berth; couch

一台

いちだい

one unit; one machine

台無し

だいなし

ruined; spoiled; come to nothing

台本

だいほん

script; scenario

荷台

にだい

loading platform; truck bed; luggage rack

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