台

Meaning

台 centers on a raised flat surface that supports something: a pedestal, stand, or platform. The counter sense extends this idea to machines and vehicles that sit on such a base.

• 台だい
  N4

  stand; rest; base; pedestal; platform; table; holder; support; rack

• 舞台ぶたい
  N3

  stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)

• 台湾たいわん
  N5

  Taiwan

• 台風たいふう
  N4

  typhoon; hurricane

• 仙台せんだい
  N5

  Sendai (city in Miyagi)

• 台本だいほん
  N1

  script; libretto; scenario

• 屋台やたい

  cart (esp. a food cart); stall; stand

• 台所だいどころ
  N5

  kitchen

• 台無しだいなし
  N2

  spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed; (coming to) nothing

• 台頭たいとう

  rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power; gathering strength

• 土台どだい
  N1

  foundation; base; basis

• 灯台とうだい
  N2

  lighthouse

• 台車だいしゃ

  platform truck; hand truck; trolley; dolly; cart

• 高台たかだい

  high ground; elevation; hill; plateau

• 舞台裏ぶたいうら

  offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

• 寝台しんだい
  N2

  bed; couch

• 台帳だいちょう

  account book; ledger; register

• 荷台にだい

  (truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack

• 気象台きしょうだい

  meteorological observatory

• 天文台てんもんだい

  astronomical observatory

• 滑り台すべりだい

  (playground) slide

• 大台おおだい

  (major) mark; level; barrier

• 台地だいち

  plateau; tableland; eminence

• 鏡台きょうだい

  dresser; dressing table; vanity table

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