台本(だいほん)

だいほん
noun
script, screenplay
leisure
1. script, screenplay, scenario
The written text of a play, film, TV show, or other performance, containing dialogue, stage directions, and scene descriptions.
台本(だいほん)を読(よ)んで練習(れんしゅう)する。
I practice by reading the script.
監督(かんとく)が台本(だいほん)を書(か)き直(なお)した。
The director rewrote the script.
まるで台本(だいほん)があるかのように話(はなし)が進(すす)んだ。
Things progressed as if there were a script.

Used for scripts in theater, TV, film, and radio. Can also be used figuratively to suggest something feels planned or staged.

Common collocations

  • 台本(だいほん)を書(か)く — to write a script
  • 台本(だいほん)通(どお)り — according to the script
  • 台本(だいほん)を覚(おぼ)える — to memorize the script
  • 台本(だいほん)読(よ)み — script reading (rehearsal)

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 脚本(きゃくほん) (screenplay, script)
Compare: シナリオ (scenario, screenplay)
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Added 2026.2.18 22:43 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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