壇
KANJI DETAIL
platform
On readingだん16 strokesN1
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Japanese readings
- On reading
- だん
- Kun reading
- None
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure:
壇denotes a raised platform or stage; its on-reading isだん. - Basic usage:
壇(だん)means a platform, while文壇(ぶんだん)means the literary world.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- A platform to stand on and a literary world to work in
壇に上がるmeans stepping onto a platform. It refers to a physical space used by a speaker or before which award recipients stand.文壇で活躍したmeans that someone was active in literary circles.文壇identifies the literary world in which writers work.