祭壇|さいだんsaidan[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounaltar
   彼かれは祭壇さいだんの上うえをあちこちに歩あるいた。↗

   He walked to and fro on the stage.

• Synonym聖壇せいだんWrittenA sacred altar for worshipping gods; solemn and formal in tone, and used less often. 「祭壇」 is the general term for an altar set up for rites or funerals.
• Related供物台くもつだいNeutralA stand for holding offerings to gods and Buddhas; just a stand for arranging them, whereas 「祭壇」 is the entire altar on which rites are performed.

For rites and funerals, 「祭壇」 is the usual word. A sacred altar, such as in a church, may also be called 「聖壇」; a stand for arranging offerings is 「供物台」.

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1. 祭祀さいしを行おこなう際さいに設もうけられる壇だん。