台
stand, platform
- 厶private
- 口mouth
- kun
- –
- on
- ダイdaiタイtai
mnemonic
A PRIVATE (厶) nose above a MOUTH (口): a face on a pedestal. A STAND, a PLATFORM. "Dai" (ダイ) as in daidokoro, the kitchen, the place of the cooking stand.
examples
- 台所だいどころdaidokorokitchen
- 一台いちだいichidaione (machine)
- 台風たいふうtaifūtyphoon