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
kitchen; financial situation
one machine; one vehicle
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
typhoon; hurricane
script; libretto; scenario
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
elevation; high ground
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
candlestick; candlestand
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
Sendai (city in Miyagi)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
washbasin; washstand
(gun) battery; fort
to appear on the stage
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
one machine; one vehicle
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
low dining table; tea table
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
workbench; work table
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
sink; washstand
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
scaffold; gallows
signature phrase; signature saying
plateau; tableland; eminence
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
astronomical observatory
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
account book; ledger; register
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
dressing table; dresser
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.
low dining table; tea table
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
witness stand; witness box
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
victory stand; winners' podium
meteorological observatory
step in a Japanese entranceway
trapezium; trapezoid
debut; initial stage appearance
scaffold; gallows
(theatrical) costumes
observation platform; lookout platform
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
Taipei (Taiwan)
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
table tennis table; ping-pong table
examination table (at a doctor's office)
stage actor; stage actress
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
final performance; swan song; last act
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
balance beam (in gymnastics)
fort; battery
oval tub or tray used in fish shops
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
garrison (in Meiji era)
globally; on the global stage; on a worldwide level
bookrest; bookholder
butt of a gun
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
gas range; gas burner; gas ring; gas cooker; gas cooktop
clear weather after a typhoon has passed
theatrical elocution
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
TV stand; TV table; TV unit
stand; frame; abutment
footrest; foot stool
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
sleeping car; sleeper
display stand; exhibition table
chassis; car body
Taiwanese person; Taiwanese people
your honor (honour); his (or her) honor (honour)
telephone table; telephone stand
stone pedestal
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
(childbirth) delivery table; birthing table
stand, table or altar on which one places donated flowers
opposing arcade machines wired together (for two-player games)
main stage; public place
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
lotus-shaped pedestal for images of the Buddha
(telephone) switchboard; switchboard operator
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
lookout platform; viewing platform; observation tower; viewpoint; overlook
low dining table; tea table
ironing board
lookout platform; viewing platform; observation tower; viewpoint; overlook
adopting (novel, etc.) for the theatre (theater)
lighthouse keeper
Taiwan
fishing stand; small portable stand that can be assembled quickly; stand used to transport people or things (Edo period)
outdoor bench (placed under the eaves of a house and used for cooling off during the summer)
cornerstone; foundation stone
rack (torture device)
clothes-drying platform; place for drying laundry
Olympic cauldron; Olympic flame platform
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
stand for flower vase
pachinko machine
words; one's lines
(shipbuilding) berth
scenography; scenic design; set design; stage design
stage scenery; set; backdrop
Censorate (Later Han and Song-dynasty surveillance agency)
barge; pontoon
Taiwanese (language); Taiwanese Hokkien
(Japanese-style) dining table
curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences (used by people of high rank)
railway turntable; car turntable; driveway turntable
special viewing platform (even higher viewing platform)
China and Taiwan
cashier's desk; counter (where you pay in a store); cash desk
test bench; test stand
ornament representing the Isle of Eternal Youth
table-wiping cloth
inspection by the empress or the crown prince
queen cell (of a beehive); royal cell
stock (in grafting); wood used as a platform (or base, etc.); block (i.e. chopping block); (gun) stock
oblong stand for trays of food; weighing table
witness stand or box
typhoon-strength (winds, etc.)
(camera) platform
ticket (sleeping car)
bridge abutment
district meteorological observatory
lookout platform; viewing platform; observation tower; viewpoint; overlook
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
basic resident register; basic register of residents
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
window-sill; window-ledge
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
drainboard; draining board
tall building; the cabinet
curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences (used by people of high rank)
large utensil stand (tea ceremony)
wash stand; wash basin; sink
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
footstool; footrest
training partner; training hall (esp. one made of wooden planks and used for dancing practice)
draft of a magazine's content (usu. a table showing the allocation of each page)
The Nonpareil Kitchen (nickname for Osaka); The Kitchen of the Nation
free seat (e.g. a park bench)
in-store video game installation (for customer trials)
Taiwan Expedition (punitive expedition by the Japanese military forces; 1874)
stand for tea bowls (tea ceremony)
outdoor bench (placed under the eaves of a house and used for cooling off during the summer)
formal opening of a new theater (theatre)
altar, stand or table for burning incense
float at a festival upon which one can dance
the Blue House (South Korea's presidential palace)
pillory; stocks; gibbet
workbench; work table
Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (1869-1871 CE); Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (under the ritsuryo system)
draft of magazine's content (a table showing the allocation of each page)
maotai (variety of distilled Chinese alcohol)
theatrical elocution
platform scales; weighing platform
visit by the empress or the crown prince
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
going to Taiwan
(Japanese) Darby and Joan dolls
small typhoon; midget typhoon
platform scales; weighing platform
marine meteorological observatory
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
Sakuradai Station (Tokyo)
to be fired; to be decapitated
executioner's block
visit to Taiwan
braiding stand with a circular top
candelabra; candelabrum; girandole
Japanese-Taiwanese; Japan-Taiwan
low table used by speakers, professional storytellers, etc.; lectern
radio astronomy observatory
center of the Garbhadhatu mandala (containing Mahavairocana and eight Buddhas)
isosceles trapezoid; isosceles trapezium
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
a rise above a certain level (of a stock price, etc.)
the typhoon Ginza; the area (of Japan) where typhoons frequently pass
exact center of the Garbhadhatu mandala; platform upon which the fire is lit in a stone lantern
super typhoon (category 5 SSHS)
candelabra; candelabrum; girandole
neckband (of a shirt)
relations between Taiwan and China
tall lamp or candle stand; tall candlestick
shooting script (film, television); continuity
basic resident register card; citizen identification card; Juki card
sawhorse; sawbuck
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
plane with a blade at ninety degrees to its base used for maintaining the bases of other wooden planes
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
Taiwan Dog; Formosan Mountain Dog
(Chinese) television station
Formosan sika; Taiwan sika (Cervus nippon taiouanus)
televised broadcast of a stage performance
atmospheric depression originating in Taiwan
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
free seat (e.g. a park bench)
counter in a sushi restaurant
blown-off roof Yamato-e painting technique; depiction of a building without its roof to show the interior
fishing stand; small portable stand that can be assembled quickly; stand used to transport people or things (Edo period)
lotus seat (under Buddhist statues); lotus base
drainboard; draining board
architrave
intangible; incorporeal; by force; outrageous; making light of; making fun of
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)
footstool; footrest
draft of a magazine's content (usu. a table showing the allocation of each page)
dining table; (arch.) cooked rice
pillory; stocks; gibbet
draft of magazine's content (a table showing the allocation of each page)
tall lamp or candle stand; tall candlestick
Russian false yellow lupine (Thermopsis lupinoides)
Euphorbiaceae (family of flowering plants)
Euphorbiaceae (family of flowering plants)
a rise above a certain level (of a stock price, etc.)
sawhorse; sawbuck
sawhorse; sawbuck
counter in a sushi restaurant
counter in a sushi restaurant
counter in a sushi restaurant
frustum (of a cone or pyramid)
Taiwanese squirrel (subspecies of Pallas's squirrel, Callosciurus erythraeus thaiwanensis)
plane with a blade at ninety degrees to its base used for maintaining the bases of other wooden planes
(manufacturing) fixtures
command of a shogun or a high official
truncated cone; frustum of a cone
honorific used in company correspondence
house or housing registry
stool (stood on to reach high objects); stock (in grafting)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); stock (in grafting)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); stock (in grafting)
stool (stood on to reach high objects); stock (in grafting)
rain-laden typhoon (with relatively weak wind)
truncated pyramid
your personal name
esoteric Buddhism of the Japanese Tendai sect
fairyland; beautiful building ornamented with gems
terminal block (electrical)
wrestling performed in the presence of the empress or crown prince
very large float used to carry taiko at festivals
Kuomintang (Taiwanese Nationalist Party)
wooden plane with a convex base curved in the cutting direction
wooden plane with a convex base curved in the cutting direction
wooden plane with a convex base curved in the cutting direction
wooden plane with a convex base curved in the cutting direction
wartweed (Euphorbia helioscopia); sun splurge
wartweed (Euphorbia helioscopia); sun splurge
Taiwanese tea (i.e. oolong)
nine-tiered lotus leaf platform in Amitabha's Pure Land
Tendai Shinto (alt. name for Hie Shinto: a form of Shinto heavily influenced by Tendai)
influx of Taiwanese pop culture (into Japan)
copy holder; stand for holding papers during typing, etc.; glass part of a scanner, copier, etc.
chopstick rest
ornamental doorway (in the raised area of a shoin-style reception suite)
ornamental doorway (in the raised area of a shoin-style reception suite)
Cao Dai; Caodaism; Caodaiism
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
a fall below a certain level (of a stock price, etc.)
observatory for astronomy, cloud-watching, etc.; astronomical expert; place where the soul is located
astronomical expert
typhoon with severe wind (and little rain)
stray typhoon (i.e. one with an irregular path)
traverse table; transfer table; car transfer
sleeper ship (science fiction)
panoramic viewing platform
hair loss; baldness; alopecia
hair loss; baldness; alopecia
dining table; (arch.) cooked rice
caterer in a red-light district
food set out on a stand; gift placed on a stand; (arch.) food brought on a large stand to a brothel by a red-light district caterer
wave-cut platform; abrasion platform; coastal bench
New Taiwan dollar
bicycle rollers
wheel truing stand
diaper changing station; nappy changing stand
diaper changing station; nappy changing stand
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth
Taiwanese vegetarian cuisine
minister or general's wife who became a nun
sawhorse; sawbuck
sawhorse; sawbuck
cadastral map of Japan (first published in 1892)
cadastral map of Japan (first published in 1892)
coppicing-like technique used with cedar trees
free stock (in grafting); compatible rootstock
Heiwadai Station (Tokyo)
Haeundae Station (Busan Metro)
Tokiwadai Station
redvein enkianthus (Enkianthus campanulatus)
Taiwanese habu (Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus)
Taiwanese habu (Trimeresurus mucrosquamatus)
paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis)
eastern crowned warbler (Phylloscopus coronatus)
blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)
true indigo (Indigofera tinctoria)
blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus); flower crab; blue manna crab
Formosan rock macaque (Macaca cyclopis); Formosan rock monkey; Taiwanese macaque
evergreen pear (Pyrus kawakamii)
brown-throated martin (Riparia paludicola); brown-throated sand martin
Examples (200 in total)
Who is the girl singing on the stage?
That's my line!
You have three cars, don't you?