(こうだん)

こうだん
noun
lectern; podium; platform (for speaking or lecturing)
1. lectern; podium; platform (for speaking or lecturing)
lectern; podium; platform (for speaking or lecturing)
教授(きょうじゅ)講壇(こうだん)()った。
The professor stood at the lectern.
講壇(こうだん)から学生(がくせい)たちに(かた)りかけた。
He addressed the students from the podium.
(かれ)長年(ながねん)大学(だいがく)講壇(こうだん)()ち、(おお)くの学生(がくせい)(そだ)ててきた。
He stood at the university lectern for many years and trained many students.

Refers to the raised platform or lectern from which a lecturer speaks. Can also refer figuratively to the position or role of being a lecturer or academic.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 講壇(こうだん)()つ: to stand at the lectern; to take the podium
  • 講壇(こうだん)から()りる: to step down from the podium
  • 大学(だいがく)講壇(こうだん): the university lectern (i.e., an academic position)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 演壇(えんだん): podium, rostrum — used for speeches and presentations, not limited to academic settings
  • 教壇(きょうだん): teaching platform — the raised area at the front of a classroom; emphasizes the teaching role
  • 壇上(だんじょう): on the stage/platform — refers to the space itself rather than the structure