Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

(だん)platform, podium, rostrum, mandala

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      platform, podium, rostrum, pulpit

    2. Noun

      2.

      (ceremonial) mound

    3. Noun, used as a suffix

      3.

      world (of haiku, art, etc.), (literary) circles

    4. Noun

      4.

      mandala

      Archaic

    All Forms

    壇 【だん】

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    Examples

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      ()(だん)にバラとチューリップを()える。

      Plant roses and tulips in the flower bed. {platform, podium, rostrum, mandala}

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      (きょう)(だん)()っている先生(せんせい)数学(すうがく)担当(たんとう)している。

      The teacher standing on the podium is in charge of math. {platform, podium, rostrum, mandala}

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      (さい)(だん)には神仏(しんぶつ)のためにお(そな)(もの)祭器(さいき)()かれています。

      On the altar, offerings and ritual tools are placed for the gods and Buddha. {platform, podium, rostrum, mandala}

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      (ぶん)(だん)では、(かれ)はホラー小説(しょうせつ)巨匠(きょしょう)として(みな)から(した)われているのだとか。

      In the literary world, he is reportedly revered by everyone as a master of horror novels. {platform, podium, rostrum, mandala}

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      聴衆(ちょうしゅう)から拍手(はくしゅ)()びながら(だん)()りると、(すう)(にん)聴衆(ちょうしゅう)握手(あくしゅ)(もと)められました。

      As I stepped down from the podium amidst applause from the audience, several audience members asked me for a handshake. {platform, podium, rostrum, mandala}

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