台

pedestal

JLPT N4 Grade 2 5 strokes

Kun'yomi: うてな・われ・つかさ
On'yomi: ダイ・タイ
Radical: 口 · mouth (mouth, opening)

台 means "pedestal". It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 5 strokes. It is read うてな・われ・つかさ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ダイ・タイ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 2.

台 in example sentences

台所だいどころはどこ？

Daidokoro wa doko?

Where's the kitchen?
台所だいどころにいます。

Daidokoro ni imasu.

I'm in the kitchen.
台風たいふうが来きてます。

Taifuu ga kitemasu.

A typhoon's coming.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 台

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Common questions

What does the kanji 台 mean?: 台 means "pedestal". It is a JLPT N4 kanji.
How many strokes does 台 have?: 台 is written in 5 strokes.
How is 台 read?: It is read うてな・われ・つかさ in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ダイ・タイ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 台?: 台 is a JLPT N4 kanji.

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