Search Terms: *壇*
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noun
1.
platform, podium, rostrum, pulpit
2.
(ceremonial) mound
noun (suffix)
3.
world (of haiku, art, etc.), (literary) circles
noun
4.
mandala(archaism)
noun
1.
last moment, eleventh hour(idiom )
2.
platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period(orig. meaning)
Other readings:
どたん場【どたんば】
noun
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field in which one acts unchallenged, unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled), one's monopoly(word borne of confusion between the kanji 擅 and 壇)
See also:独擅場
noun, auxillary suru verb
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taking the podium, mounting the rostrum, going on stage to give a speech, etc.
expression, Godan-tsu verb
1.
to stand on a podium
2.
to teach, to be a teacher