Question

台 うてな、われ、つかさ 台(だい): (1) stand; rack; table (2) support (3) belt (4) counter for machines, incl. vehicles (5) setting (e.g. in jewellery) (6) level (e.g. price level); range (e.g. after physical units); period (of time, e.g. a decade of one's life)舞台(ぶたい): (1) stage (theatre, theater) (2) scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)台風(たいふう): typhoon; hurricane台所(だいどころ): kitchen土台(どだい): (1) foundation; base; basis (2) from the beginning; from the outset; by nature灯台(とうだい): (1) lighthouse (2) old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it寝台(しんだい): bed; couch台本(だいほん): script; libretto; scenario台無し(だいなし): mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing台詞(せりふ): speech; words; one's lines; remarks 2 厶: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28)口: mouth 至 6 臺 pedestal After training your whole life, you manage to get a bronze medal in the Olympics. You´re extremely proud of your accomplishment as you step up to receive your medal. The guy in first place is up on a pedestal, towering above you, his elbow level with your mouth. Being a smug bastard, he "accidentally" knocks his elbow into your mouth, causing you to bleed and lose a tooth. Just cause he won the gold doesn´t mean he can place himself on such a high pedestal and do whatever he wants!

Accepted Answer

ダイ、タイ pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles 4 262 5 133 いたる 会意 Compound Ideographic When someone´s elbow is above your mouth he/she is probably standing on a pedestal.

Kanji	台
Onyomi	ダイ、タイ
Kunyomi	うてな、われ、つかさ
English	pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
Examples	台(だい): (1) stand; rack; table (2) support (3) belt (4) counter for machines, incl. vehicles (5) setting (e.g. in jewellery) (6) level (e.g. price level); range (e.g. after physical units); period (of time, e.g. a decade of one's life) 舞台(ぶたい): (1) stage (theatre, theater) (2) scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.) 台風(たいふう): typhoon; hurricane 台所(だいどころ): kitchen 土台(どだい): (1) foundation; base; basis (2) from the beginning; from the outset; by nature 灯台(とうだい): (1) lighthouse (2) old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it 寝台(しんだい): bed; couch 台本(だいほん): script; libretto; scenario 台無し(だいなし): mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing 台詞(せりふ): speech; words; one's lines; remarks
JLPT Level	4
Jouyou Grade	2
Frequency	262
Components	厶: I; myself; katakana mu radical (no. 28) 口: mouth
Number of Strokes	5
Kanji Radical	至
Radical Number	133
Radical Strokes	6
Radical Reading	いたる
Traditional Form	臺
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	pedestal
Koohii Story 1	When someone´s elbow is above your mouth he/she is probably standing on a pedestal.
Koohii Story 2	After training your whole life, you manage to get a bronze medal in the Olympics. You´re extremely proud of your accomplishment as you step up to receive your medal. The guy in first place is up on a pedestal, towering above you, his elbow level with your mouth. Being a smug bastard, he "accidentally" knocks his elbow into your mouth, causing you to bleed and lose a tooth. Just cause he won the gold doesn´t mean he can place himself on such a high pedestal and do whatever he wants!

E.G Elbow Pedestal Counter Vehicles Setting Level One's