台 — platform, stand, counter for machines
だい
台
platform
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
5 strokes
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U+53F0
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #262
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #744
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- platform
- stand
- counter for machines
word
たい ・だい tai On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Components
Composed of
くち
口
mouth
#30
Used as component in (5)
Compound ideograph (会意). 口 (mouth/enclosure) beneath a cover element. A platform or stand.