台 – Kanji details

Keyword

pedestal

Info

Frequency	Top 400-500
Type	Kyōiku (2nd grade) ?
	Shinjitai ?
Kanken	Level 9
Heisig	805
Old form	臺
Readings	だい (75%) たい (24%)
	つかさうてな

Composed of

厶

arm of a bodybuilder

口

mouth

Mnemonic

A pictograph of an arm of a bodybuilder on top of a rectangular pedestal waiting to arm-wrestle someone.

Used in kanji (13 in total)

begin

rein in

almost

idle

metallurgy

(hard) candy

womb

moss

scourge

typhoon

???

enjoy

leave behind

Used in vocabulary (419 in total)

台だい

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

舞ぶ台たい

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

台詞せりふ

speech; words; one's lines; remarks

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Examples (200 in total)

舞ぶ台たいで歌うたっている少しょう女じょは誰だれなんですか。

Who is the girl singing on the stage?

それは私わたしの台詞せりふだよ！

That's my line!

3台だいの車くるまを持もっているんだよね？

You have three cars, don't you?

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