台|だいdai[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, noun (suffix)stand; rest; base; pedestal; platform; table; holder; support; rack
   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.
2. nounsetting (of a gem); mounting
3. nounstock (in grafting)
4. countercounter for machines and vehicles
   ２台だいのオートバイを比較ひかくするべきだ。↗

   You should compare the two motorcycles.
5. suffixlevel (e.g. price level); mark; range; decade (of one's life)after a rounded value
6. noun (suffix)tall building (with a fine view); (observation) platform
7. noun (suffix)plateau; heightsin place names

• Synonym台座だいざNeutralA base for placing a Buddhist statue or sculpture on; more specifically a pedestal than 「台」.
• SynonymスタンドNeutralLoanword for a stand such as a lamp stand, or for stadium stands and kiosks; 「台」 is a flat platform for putting things on.
• Synonym土台どだいNeutralThe foundation of a building, or figuratively the basis of something, as in 「計画の土台」; not a table or platform for objects.
• Synonym架かWrittenWritten word for a rack or shelf for holding things, mostly in compounds like 「書架」 and 「担架」; rarely used alone.
• Related基礎きそNeutralA building's foundation or the basis of something, as in 「基礎を固める」; mostly for abstract foundations.
• Related座ざNeutralA seat, place, or status, as in 「座に着く」 or 「首位の座」; overlaps with 「台」 only in the sense of a spot where something is placed.
• Related卓たくWrittenWritten word for a table, seen in 「食卓」 and 「卓上」 and as a counter for mahjong tables; for a table itself say 「テーブル」 or 「机」.

Use 「台」 for a flat surface for putting things on or for people to stand on. For a pedestal say 「台座」; for a foundation or basis, 「土台」 or 「基礎」; 「卓」 appears mainly in compounds like 「食卓」.

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

1. 物ものまたは人ひとをのせるためのひらたいもの
2. 高たかく造つくった建築物けんちくぶつ
3. 基礎きそや土台どだい
4. 細工さいくなどをほどこす素材そざい
5. 物事ものごとのしたじ
6. 高たかい建物たてもの、高楼こうろう。
7. （「蓮れんの台だい」より）ものの下地したじとなるもの。
8. （ダイ）（助数詞じょすうし）車両しゃりょうや機械きかいなどを数かぞえるのに用もちいる
9. （ダイ） 数量すうりょうの大体だいたいの範囲はんいを示しめすのにある基準きじゅん以下いかを切り捨きりすてて用もちいる