Vocabulary

What does 土台 (どだい, dodai) mean?

土台 (どだい, dodai) means foundation, base; originally, fundamentally.

Quick facts
Reading	どだい
Romaji	dodai
Part of speech	noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

土台どだい

N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommondodai

foundation, base; originally, fundamentally

1noun foundation; base; basis
2adverb from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

Example sentences

家(いえ)の土台(どだい)をしっかり作(つく)る。
Build the foundation of the house firmly.
土台(どだい)、その計画(けいかく)には無理(むり)がある。
To begin with, that plan is unreasonable.

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