壇
podium, rostrum, stage, terrace
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
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Grade:8
Strokes:16
JLPT:1
Frequency:1512
Vocabulary
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| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 演壇 | エンダン | rostrum; platform |
| 教壇 | キョウダン | (teacher's) platform; podium; dais |
| 祭壇 | サイダン | altar |
| 仏壇 | ブツダン | Buddhist (household) altar |
| 文壇 | ブンダン | literary world; literary circles |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 壇 | だん | platform; podium; rostrum; pulpit; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; mandala |
| 土壇場 | どたんば | last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period |
| ひな壇 | ひなだん | tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery |
| 演壇に登る | えんだんにのぼる | to mount the platform |
| 壇ノ浦の戦い | だんのうらのたたかい | Battle of Dan-no-ura (final battle of the Genpei War; 1185) |
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境
border, boundary, region
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黄
yellow
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