JLPT N3 · Noun

舞台 (butai)

舞台 (ぶたい, butai) is a Japanese noun meaning “stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ぶたい
Romaji: butai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.) · noun
stage performance; stage production; theatrical production; play; show · noun
setting (of a story); scene · noun
sphere (of activity); stage (e.g. political stage); scene; arena; world · noun

Example sentences

踊り手たちは舞台を横切って軽々と踊っていった。

The dancers tripped lightly across the stage.

Tatoeba #78791

最高の舞台だった。

The performance was excellent.

Tatoeba #170536

その物語の舞台は明治末期の日本である。

The setting of the story is Japan in the late Meiji period.

Tatoeba #206904

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 舞台

舞

dance, flit, circleブ・ま.う・-ま.う · 15 strokes

台

pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehiclesダイ・タイ・うてな・われ · 5 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 舞台.

お見舞いおみまいvisit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune)見舞いみまいvisit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune)振舞うふるまうto behave見舞うみまうto visit and comfort or console舞うまうto dance (orig. a whirling dance)台だいstand台所だいどころkitchen台風たいふうtyphoon寝台しんだいbed灯台とうだいlighthouse台詞せりふ(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.)土台どだいfoundation台本だいほんscript台無しだいなしspoiled

Source: JMdict entry 1499150 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.