Kanji

台

Meaning

pedestal a stand and counter for machines and vehicles

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • きゅうそうの うてな はるいどよりおこる many a little makes a mickle
  • われ
  • つかさ

On'yomi

  • だい どころ kitchen
  • ど だい foundation
  • だい なし spoiled
  • ぶ たい stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)
  • たい ふう typhoon
  • たい わん Taiwan

Practice Writing

Stroke: 1/5

Related Entries

台 うてな
tower, stand, pedestal, calyx
台 たい
Taiwan
台 だい
stand, rest, base, pedestal, p...

Component Analysis

台
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
うてな, われ, ダイ
厶
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
わたくし, ござ.る, シ
厶
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
わたくし, ござ.る, シ
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク

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