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台 JLPT 5

Kana Reading

だい

Romaji

dai

Word Senses

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix

Meaning

stand; rack; table

Example sentence

大型と小型の２台の飛行機が、ハンガー内で休んでいました。 Two airplanes, one large and one small, were at rest in the hangar.
Parts of speech

Meaning

support

Example sentence

両替人の金を散らし、その台を倒した。 He scattered the coins of the money-changers and overturned their table.
Parts of speech

Meaning

belt

Example sentence

明日の朝１台お願いできますか。 Could I have one for tomorrow morning?
Parts of speech

counter

Meaning

counter for machines, incl. vehicles

Example sentence

僕は車を２台持っている。 I have two cars.
Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

setting (e.g. in jewellery)

Example sentence

僕はカメラを３台持っている。 I have three cameras.
Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun, used as a suffix, counter

Meaning

level (e.g. price level); range (e.g. after physical units); period (of time, e.g. a decade of one's life)

Example sentence

僕にそんな口の利き方をするなんて、君は何様のつもりだい。 Who are you to talk to me like that?

Examples of 台, だい in a sentence

大型と小型の２台の飛行機が、ハンガー内で休んでいました。

Two airplanes, one large and one small, were at rest in the hangar.
両替人の金を散らし、その台を倒した。

He scattered the coins of the money-changers and overturned their table.
明日の朝１台お願いできますか。

Could I have one for tomorrow morning?
僕は車を２台持っている。

I have two cars.
僕はカメラを３台持っている。

I have three cameras.
僕にそんな口の利き方をするなんて、君は何様のつもりだい。

Who are you to talk to me like that?

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Kanji in this word

台 JLPT 4

5 strokes

pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles

On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ

Kun'Yomi: うてな, われ, つかさ

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