台だい

noun

setting (of a gem); mounting

The metal framework that holds a gemstone in jewelry.

• 指ゆび輪わの台だいが少すこし歪ゆがんでいる。

  The setting of the ring is slightly bent.

noun

stock (in grafting)

In horticulture, the rooted plant onto which a scion is grafted. See also 台木.

See also: 台木

• この台だいは病びょう害がいに強つよい。

  This stock is resistant to disease.

counter

counter for machines and vehicles

Used to count cars, computers, televisions, and other large machines or appliances.

• 車くるまを2台だい買かった。

  I bought two cars.

• この工こう場じょうにはロボットが50台だいある。

  There are 50 robots in this factory.

suffix

level; mark; range; decade (of one's life)

Attached to a rounded number to indicate a price level, age range, or similar approximate threshold. Often used with numbers like 1000, 1万, 10万, etc.

• この商しょう品ひんは1000円えん台だいで買かえる。

  You can buy this product in the 1000-yen range.

• 気き温おんは30度ど台だいまで上あがった。

  The temperature rose into the 30-degree range.

noun, used as a suffix

tall building (with a fine view); observation platform

Used as a suffix in names of tall structures or observation decks, such as 展望台 or 東京タワーの展望台.

• 展てん望ぼう台だいから富ふ士じ山さんが見みえた。

  We could see Mt. Fuji from the observation deck.

noun, used as a suffix

plateau; heights

Appears in place names to indicate a flat elevated area, e.g., 武蔵野台地.

• このあたりは昔むかしから「○○台だい」と呼よばれている。

  This area has long been called '○○ Heights'.