Word Meaning 土台

どだい dodai

土台 is read as どだい (dodai) and means foundation.

Meaning

English

  1. foundation
  2. base
  3. basis
  4. from the beginning
  5. from the outset
  6. by nature

Reading

Kana

どだい

Romaji

dodai

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 8 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 4762 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

土地台帳付属地図

とちだいちょうふぞくちず

cadastral map of Japan (first published in 1892)

土台石

どだいいし

cornerstone

土地

どじ

locality

土曜

どよう

Saturday

土手

どて

beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

土足

どそく

muddy feet

土方

どかた

construction worker

土曜日

どようび

Saturday

土建屋

どけんや

general (civil engineering and construction) contractor

土着

どちゃく

indigenousness

土用

どよう

midsummer

Example Sentences

2

This house has a solid foundation.

The foundation is bedded in concrete.