演壇(えんだん)

えんだん
noun
podium; rostrum; speaker's platform
1. podium; rostrum; speaker's platform; lectern
A raised platform or stand from which a person delivers a speech, lecture, or presentation.
演壇(えんだん)に立(た)つ。
To stand at the podium.
議長(ぎちょう)が演壇(えんだん)から挨拶(あいさつ)を述(の)べた。
The chairperson gave a greeting from the podium.
緊張(きんちょう)しながら演壇(えんだん)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.

A compound of 演(えん) (perform/speech) and 壇(だん) (platform/stage). Refers to the raised area or stand where a speaker addresses an audience.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 演壇(えんだん)に立(た)つ: to stand at the podium
  • 演壇(えんだん)に上(あ)がる: to go up to the podium
  • 演壇(えんだん)から降(お)りる: to step down from the podium
  • 演壇(えんだん)で演説(えんぜつ)する: to give a speech at the podium

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 壇上(だんじょう): on the stage/platform — refers to the area itself rather than the specific speaking stand
  • 講壇(こうだん): lecture platform — specifically for academic lectures
  • 縁談(えんだん): marriage proposal — a homophone with an unrelated meaning
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