Keyword
pedestal
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 9
Heisig805
Old form臺
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 (499 in total)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
Examples (200 in total)
That's my line!
Who is the girl singing on the stage?
You have three cars, don't you?