演台(えんだい)

えんだい
noun
podium; lectern; rostrum
1. podium; lectern; rostrum
A stand or platform from which a speaker delivers a speech or presentation. Can refer to either the raised platform or the stand that holds notes.
演台(えんだい)に立(た)つ。
Stand at the podium.
校長(こうちょう)先生(せんせい)が演台(えんだい)の前(まえ)で挨拶(あいさつ)をした。
The principal gave a greeting from the podium.
緊張(きんちょう)しながら演台(えんだい)に上(あ)がったが、話(はな)し始(はじ)めると落(お)ち着(つ)いてきた。
I nervously stepped up to the podium, but once I started speaking, I calmed down.

USAGE NOTES:
演台(えんだい) is composed of 演(えん) (performance, speech) and 台(だい) (stand, platform). It refers to the physical lectern or podium where a speaker stands.

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 壇上(だんじょう) — on the platform/stage (refers to the elevated area, not the lectern)
  • 講壇(こうだん) — lecture platform, pulpit

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 演台(えんだい)に立(た)つ (stand at the podium)
  • 演台(えんだい)に上(あ)がる (step up to the podium)
  • 演台(えんだい)から離(はな)れる (leave the podium)
  • 演台(えんだい)を設置(せっち)する (set up a podium)
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