Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Noun suffix

(だん)platform, podium, rostrum, mandala

    Dictionary Definition

    Common

    1. Noun

      1.

      platform, podium, rostrum, pulpit

    2. Noun

      2.

      (ceremonial) mound

    3. Noun 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。

      To plant roses and tulips in a flower bed.

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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 at the podium is in charge of math.

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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。

      Offerings and ritual tools are placed on the altar for the gods and Buddha.

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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 scene, he's apparently revered as a master of horror novels.

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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 to applause, a few audience members reached out to shake my hand.

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