ChiramiN4 kanji · 5 strokes
台 means stand, platform
厶 a small lid · 口 box
台Memory trick
A little lid (厶) on a box (口): a stand, a platform.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- pedestal, a stand
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) うてな utena
うてな (utena) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: われ ware, つかさ tsukasa
From Chinese (onyomi) ダイ dai
ダイ (dai) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: タイ tai
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Common word
台所 だいどころ · daidokoro
kitchen
Built from
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Quick check
What does 台 mean?
Right: 台 means stand, platform.Not quite: 台 means stand, platform.In 台所, which reading does 台 use?
Right. 台所 is read だいどころ (daidokoro): 台 takes ダイ, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. 台所 is read だいどころ (daidokoro): 台 takes ダイ, its reading from Chinese.