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舞台

ぶたい

noun

Meanings

1stage (theater)
2stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)
3stage performance
4stage production
5theatrical production
6setting (of a story)
7scene
8sphere (of activity)

Example sentence

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.

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Kanji in this word

舞Dance, Flit, Circle15 strokes 台Pedestal, A Stand, Counter For Machines And Vehicles5 strokes

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Full entry on Jisho

舞踏

ぶとう · dance (esp. Western style)

舞うまう · to danceN1

暑中見舞しょちゅうみまい · summer greeting card

More words with 台

台だい · stand ～台～だい · counter for vehiclesN5 台湾たいわん · Taiwan 台風たいふう · typhoonN4 台所だいどころ · kitchenN5 土台どだい · foundationN1 大台おおだい · (major) mark 台本だいほん · librettoN1

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