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台

Kanji 台: meaning "platform, counter", readings, stroke order

The kanji 台 means "platform, counter". On'yomi: ダイ、タイ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
platform, counter
On'yomi
ダイタイ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
臺 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 台

  • 台所 だいどころ — Kitchen
  • ～台 ～だい — counter for vehicles; machines
  • 台風 たいふう — Typhoon
  • 舞台 ぶたい — stage (theater)
  • 寝台 しんだい — bed
  • 台詞 せりふ — speech, words, one's lines, remarks
  • 灯台 とうだい — lighthouse
  • 土台 どだい — foundation, base, basis
  • 台無し だいなし — mess, spoiled, (come to) nothing
  • 台本 だいほん — libretto, scenario

Stroke order · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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