Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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
mouth(A small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.)
nose(Is typically understood as a nose in a sideview which is directed to the left.)
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Vocabulary

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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