Word Meaning 台頭

たいとう taitou

台頭 is read as たいとう (taitou) and means rise (e.g. of a movement).

Meaning

English

  1. rise (e.g. of a movement)
  2. emergence
  3. rearing one's head
  4. gaining prominence
  5. coming to the fore
  6. gaining power
  7. gathering strength

Reading

Kana

たいとう

Romaji

taitou

Writing Variants

  • 擡頭 たいとう taitou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 12785 Priority C

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台座

だいざ

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台形

だいけい

trapezium

台中関係

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台数

だいすう

number of large objects such as cars, computers, etc.

台所用品

だいどころようひん

kitchenware

台所事情

だいどころじじょう

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台流

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台石

だいいし

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台北市立図書館

たいぺいしりつとしょかん

Taipei Public Library

台割表

だいわりひょう

draft of magazine's content (a table showing the allocation of each page)