台頭 たいとう rise (e.g. of a movement) #6,673 Meanings noun, takes する, intransitive rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power; gathering strength Its kanji 台 ダイ、タイ · うてな、われ、つかさ pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles 頭 トウ、ズ、ト · あたま、かしら、-がしら、かぶり head, counter for large animals