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物干し台 (ものほしだい, monohoshidai) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

物もの干ほし台だい

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Meanings

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clothes-drying platform; drying rack

A raised stand or platform for hanging laundry outdoors to dry in the sun.

天てん気きがいいので、物もの干ほし台だいに布ふ団とんを干ほした。

The weather was nice, so I aired the futon on the drying platform.

庭にわに物もの干ほし台だいを置おいて洗せん濯たく物ものを干ほしている。

I set up a drying rack in the garden and hang the laundry.

Kanji

物thing, object, matter
干dry, parch, ebb
台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

Related words

物もの干ほし竿ざお
物干し竿 is a clothes-drying pole, while 物干し台 is the entire platform or stand that holds the poles.
洗せん濯たく物もの干ほし
洗濯物干し is a general term for any laundry-drying equipment, including indoor racks; 物干し台 specifically refers to an outdoor platform.

Built from

物もの干ほし+台だい

Written forms

物もの干ほし台だい
Standard kanji spelling.
物もの干ほし台だい
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 物干し (ものほし, 'clothes drying') + 台 (だい, 'stand, platform').