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置き台 (おきだい, okidai) Japanese meaning: stand | Kotomora

置おき台だい

Meanings

1

stand; base; platform; holder; rest

A physical object on which something is placed or mounted; can refer to a stand, base, platform, holder, or rest depending on context.

花か瓶びんを置おき台だいに置おいてください。
Please put the vase on the stand.
この置おき台だいはテレビ用ように

Kanji

置placement, put, set
台pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

Related words

台だい
台 is a more general word for a stand, base, or platform, while 置き台 specifically implies something designed for placing objects on.
スタンド
スタンド is a loanword often used for lamp stands, microphone stands, etc., while 置き台 is a native Japanese term with a broader range of uses.

Built from

作つく

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This stand is made for a TV.

置おく

Written forms

置おき台だいUsage100%
Standard kanji spelling.
置おき台だい
Variant without okurigana; less common but still used.

Etymology

Compound of 置き (oki, 'placing', continuative form of 置く) + 台 (dai, 'stand, base').