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

Kanji
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
Radical Number 133
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading いたる
Traditional Form
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!
RTK Index (new) 805

Tags: jlpt.n4, grade2, kanjifreq251-500, kanji_counting_counters, kanji_structure.town.building

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