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Meaning of 台(だい) in Japanese

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

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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