教壇|きょうだんkyoudan[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun(teacher's) platform; podium; dais

• Synonym講壇こうだんWrittenWritten/formal word for a lecture platform, used mostly for universities and religious pulpits.
• Related演壇えんだんNeutralPlatform a speaker mounts for a speech, typically in halls or assemblies; 「教壇」 is the teacher's platform in a classroom, also figuratively the teaching profession.
• Related演台えんだいNeutralA speaker's desk or lectern, with the focus on the stand itself that holds the speech notes.

Use 「教壇」 for the platform a teacher stands on in a classroom or lecture hall, or figuratively for the teaching profession, as in 「教壇に立つ」. For a speaker's platform say 「演壇」, for a university lecture platform 「講壇」, and for a speaker's lectern 「演台」.

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1. 教室きょうしつや講堂こうどうなどで教師きょうしが立たつための壇だん。