タイ

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

Thailand

usually written using kana alone

Common abbreviation for Thailand, used in news, compounds, and everyday speech.

来らい月げつ、タイへ旅りょ行こうに行いきます。
I'm going on a trip to Thailand next month.
タイ料りょう理りが大だい好すきです。
I love Thai food.

Expressions

泰たい山ざん圧あつ卵らんoverwhelming power; effortless victory

Kanji

泰peaceful, calm, peace

Related words

タイ王おう国こく
タイ王国 is the formal full name 'Kingdom of Thailand', while タイ is the everyday abbreviation used in speech and news.

Counted with

カ国こく
Used for countries; Thailand is counted as one country.

Word family· 9

安あん泰たい
security; stability; safety; peace
泰たい斗と
great authority; eminent person; luminary
泰たい然ぜん
calm; composed; unruffled
泰たい西せい
the Occident; the West
地ち天てん泰たい
tai (hexagram 11 of the I Ching: peace)

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泰たい将しょう棋ぎ
tai shogi
タイサンボク
southern magnolia; evergreen magnolia
天てん下か泰たい平へい
world peace; peace throughout the land · carefree; peaceful; relaxed
泰たい山ざん北ほく斗と
great authority; eminent person; luminary

Written forms

タイUsage97%
kana-only spelling
Standard katakana spelling for Thailand; usually written in kana.
泰たいUsage3%
Kanji abbreviation for Thailand, used in compounds like 日泰 (Japan-Thailand) or formal contexts; rarely used alone.
たいUsage<1%

Etymology

From Thai 'ไทย' (Thai), via English 'Thailand'.