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
script; libretto; scenario
typhoon; hurricane
(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.)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
Sendai (city in Miyagi)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
(gun) battery; fort
washbasin; washstand
to appear on the stage
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
low dining table; tea table
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
one machine; one vehicle
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
workbench; work table
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
kitchen table; kitchen counter; working surface
sink; washstand
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
account book; ledger; register
watch stand; watcher's seat; attendant's booth (e.g. at an onsen)
Odaiba (artificial island in Tokyo Bay)
dressing table; dresser
framework (of a building); foundation; mainstay; support; supporter
(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
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
witness stand; witness box
victory stand; winners' podium
meteorological observatory
trapezium; trapezoid
step in a Japanese entranceway
(theatrical) costumes
debut; initial stage appearance
scaffold; gallows
observation platform; lookout platform
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
table tennis table; ping-pong table
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
balance beam (in gymnastics)
Taipei (Taiwan)
backing paper (for a photo, painting, etc.); mat; mount
stage actor; stage actress
examination table (at a doctor's office)
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
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
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)
famous line (from a movie, book, etc.); famous quote
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
globally; on the global stage; on a worldwide level
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
garrison (in Meiji era)
butt of a gun
bookrest; bookholder
gas range; gas burner; gas ring; gas cooker; gas cooktop
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
theatrical elocution
TV stand; TV table; TV unit
stand; frame; abutment
clear weather after a typhoon has passed
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
footrest; foot stool
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
sleeping car; sleeper
chassis; car body
display stand; exhibition table
Taiwanese person; Taiwanese people
telephone table; telephone stand
your honor (honour); his (or her) honor (honour)
stone pedestal
stand, table or altar on which one places donated flowers
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
(childbirth) delivery table; birthing table
opposing arcade machines wired together (for two-player games)
main stage; public place
(telephone) switchboard; switchboard operator
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
ironing board
lookout platform; viewing platform; observation tower; viewpoint; overlook
low dining table; tea table
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
Taiwan
lighthouse keeper
adopting (novel, etc.) for the theatre (theater)
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
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
Olympic cauldron; Olympic flame platform
stage scenery; set; backdrop
stand for flower vase
pachinko machine
words; one's lines
(shipbuilding) berth
scenography; scenic design; set design; stage design
Censorate (Later Han and Song-dynasty surveillance agency)
barge; pontoon
Taiwanese (language); Taiwanese Hokkien
special viewing platform (even higher viewing platform)
(Japanese-style) dining table
curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences (used by people of high rank)
table-wiping cloth
railway turntable; car turntable; driveway turntable
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
witness stand or box
typhoon-strength (winds, etc.)
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
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
(camera) platform
ticket (sleeping car)
bridge abutment
basic resident register; basic register of residents
drainboard; draining board
window-sill; window-ledge
lookout platform; viewing platform; observation tower; viewpoint; overlook
district meteorological observatory
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
tall building; the cabinet
curtained sleeping platform in shinden-style residences (used by people of high rank)
large utensil stand (tea ceremony)
footstool; footrest
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
wash stand; wash basin; sink
workbench; work table
The Nonpareil Kitchen (nickname for Osaka); The Kitchen of the Nation
training partner; training hall (esp. one made of wooden planks and used for dancing practice)
free seat (e.g. a park bench)
in-store video game installation (for customer trials)
draft of a magazine's content (usu. a table showing the allocation of each page)
formal opening of a new theater (theatre)
altar, stand or table for burning incense
Taiwan Expedition (punitive expedition by the Japanese military forces; 1874)
stand for tea bowls (tea ceremony)
pillory; stocks; gibbet
outdoor bench (placed under the eaves of a house and used for cooling off during the summer)
the Blue House (South Korea's presidential palace)
float at a festival upon which one can dance
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)
going to Taiwan
maotai (variety of distilled Chinese alcohol)
platform scales; weighing platform
(Japanese) Darby and Joan dolls
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.)
theatrical elocution
visit by the empress or the crown prince
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
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
small typhoon; midget typhoon
Sakuradai Station (Tokyo)
marine meteorological observatory
to be fired; to be decapitated
visit to Taiwan
platform scales; weighing platform
executioner's block
the typhoon Ginza; the area (of Japan) where typhoons frequently pass
radio astronomy observatory
isosceles trapezoid; isosceles trapezium
truncated cone; frustum of a cone
candelabra; candelabrum; girandole
braiding stand with a circular top
a rise above a certain level (of a stock price, etc.)
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
center of the Garbhadhatu mandala (containing Mahavairocana and eight Buddhas)
low table used by speakers, professional storytellers, etc.; lectern
Japanese-Taiwanese; Japan-Taiwan
Yamataikoku; historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period
Formosan sika; Taiwan sika (Cervus nippon taiouanus)
exact center of the Garbhadhatu mandala; platform upon which the fire is lit in a stone lantern
relations between Taiwan and China
atmospheric depression originating in Taiwan
counter in a sushi restaurant
drainboard; draining board
architrave
shooting script (film, television); continuity
basic resident register card; citizen identification card; Juki card
lotus seat (under Buddhist statues); lotus base
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
plane with a blade at ninety degrees to its base used for maintaining the bases of other wooden planes
free seat (e.g. a park bench)
televised broadcast of a stage performance
super typhoon (category 5 SSHS)
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
Taiwan Dog; Formosan Mountain Dog
neckband (of a shirt)
sawhorse; sawbuck
candelabra; candelabrum; girandole
tall lamp or candle stand; tall candlestick
tower; stand; pedestal; calyx
fishing stand; small portable stand that can be assembled quickly; stand used to transport people or things (Edo period)
blown-off roof Yamato-e painting technique; depiction of a building without its roof to show the interior
(Chinese) television station
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
pillory; stocks; gibbet
draft of a magazine's content (usu. a table showing the allocation of each page)
dining table; (arch.) cooked rice
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)
a rise above a certain level (of a stock price, etc.)
Euphorbiaceae (family of flowering plants)
Euphorbiaceae (family of flowering plants)
plane with a blade at ninety degrees to its base used for maintaining the bases of other wooden planes
frustum (of a cone or pyramid)
sawhorse; sawbuck
sawhorse; sawbuck
Taiwanese squirrel (subspecies of Pallas's squirrel, Callosciurus erythraeus thaiwanensis)
counter in a sushi restaurant
counter in a sushi restaurant
counter in a sushi restaurant
(manufacturing) fixtures
command of a shogun or a high official
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?