noun

  1. cart (esp. a food cart), stall, stand.
  2. festival float, portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house, dancing platform.
  3. stage prop fashioned after a large building.
  4. framework (of a building), foundation. Abbreviation.
  5. house (esp. a small and miserable one). Archaism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
屋台 やたい
屋体 やたい
家台 やたい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

roof, house, shop
や オク た (3rd, N4)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
climax, arrive, proceed
シ いた.る のぶ (6th, N1)
the fore-arm(厷) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
ダイ うてな われ (2nd, N4)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)