Memory phrase for the Kanji: 台


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Meaning

platform, rack, stand

Pronunciation

DAI, TAI

Explanation

Top: nose (in side view), bottom: mouth

Mnemonic

The nose over the mouth is like a platform.

Radicals

platform
mouthA small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.
noseIs typically understood as a nose in a sideview which is directed to the left.
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Vocabulary

 台  だい  stand, rack, table, support
 台所  だいどころ  kitchen
 台風  たいふう  typhoon
 鏡台  きょうだい  dresser
 灯台  とうだい  lighthouse
 台本  だいほん  libretto, scenario
 台無し  だいなし  mess, spoiled, (come to) nothing
 台詞  せりふ  speech, words, one's lines, remarks
 土台  どだい  foundation, base, basis

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