How to say "pedestal" in Japanese

• 台座だいざCommon
  nounThe precise word for a pedestal: the base on which a statue or similar object stands. Choose this when 'pedestal' itself, rather than a stand or base in general, is what you mean.
  台座だいざに心棒しんぼうを立たてて、各かくパーツをずらしながら重かさねていきます。↗

  You stand the axis on the base and then proceed to stack up each part, staggering their position.
• 台だいJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, noun (suffix)A broad word for a stand, rest, or base that supports something; 'pedestal' is only one of its senses. For a pedestal in the strict sense, 台座 is the more exact choice.
  この台だいの上うえに花瓶かびんを置おいてはいけません。↗

  Please don't place a vase on this stand.

台座 is the specific word for a pedestal as such—the base a statue or similar object stands on—while 台 is a broader word covering stands and bases generally, with pedestal just one of its senses.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 台座だいざpedestal
• 台だいstand
• ペデスタルpedestal
• 台うてなstand
• 座ざstand