Memory phrase for the character: 台

台

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Meaning

platform, rack, stand

Pronunciation

DAI, TAI

Explanation

 Top: nose ム (side view), bottom: mouth 口

Mnemonic
 
The nose is above the mouth and serves as a platform (... for the glasses)

Radicals

台 platformThe nose ム is above the mouth 口 and serves as a platform (... for the glasses)
口 mouthA small square 口 stands for the mouth, and a big square 囗 is an enclosure.
ム noseThis radical is typically understood as a nose in a lateral view from the left.




 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
寝台 しんだい  bed, couch

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