台
だい
Meanings
- Noun, Noun suffix stand; rest; base; pedestal; platform; table; holder; support; rack
- Noun setting (of a gem); mounting
- stock (in grafting) See also: 台木 (だいぎ).
- Counter counter for machines and vehicles
- Suffix level (e.g. price level); mark; range; decade (of one's life) (after a rounded value)
- Noun suffix tall building (with a fine view); (observation) platform
- plateau; heights (in place names)
Kanji
- 台 platform. Read as ダイ.
Example sentences
- 空港には数百台のタクシーがいて、皆客引きしていた。
There were hundreds of taxis at the airport, all touting for business. - 九時台はバスの便はよくない。
The bus service is not good between nine and ten. - 会社の遠足のためバスを１台チャーターした。
They chartered a bus for the firm's outing. - 家にはテレビが２台ある。
We have two television sets. - 家にはパソコンが５台あるが、内２台は役立っていない。
There are 5 computers in the house, but 2 of them are useless.
Common phrases
Words containing 台
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