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.
Stroke order & writing
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台 in example sentences
は？ Daidokoro wa doko?
Where's the kitchen?
にます。 Daidokoro ni imasu.
I'm in the kitchen.
がてます。 Taifuu ga kitemasu.
A typhoon's coming.
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, CC-BY 2.0 FR, licensed for reuse.
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.