Keyword
pedestal
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig805
Old form
Readings
だい
(75%)
たい
(24%)
Composed of
arm of a bodybuilder
mouth
Mnemonic

A pictograph of an arm of a bodybuilder on top of a rectangular pedestal waiting to arm-wrestle someone.

Used in kanji (13 in total)
begin
rein in
almost
idle
Used in vocabulary (419 in total)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
Examples (200 in total)
Who is the girl singing on the stage?
That's my line!
You have three cars, don't you?