# 台 — Machine

Frequency rank 364 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 売 (Sell), less common than 医 (Medicine).

- On’yomi: だい、たい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 口 Mouth (Kangxi 30)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX
- School grade: 2
- Strokes: 5

The character 台 (machine) has a sturdy, platform-like appearance — a flat surface supported by a base, a machine stand or platform ready for equipment.

In words:

- 台所 だいどころ — kitchen
- 台 だい — stand,rack,table,support
- 台風 たいふう — typhoon

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