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舞台 (ぶたい) — stage (theater) | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

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.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

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

More words with 舞

見舞いみまい · expression of sympathyN3 お仕舞いおしまい · the end 仕舞ったしまった · darn it!歌舞伎かぶき · kabuki 舞台裏ぶたいうら · offstage 舞踏ぶとう ·

Full entry on Jisho

dance (esp. Western style)

舞踊ぶよう · dancing

振舞うふるまう · to behaveN2

More words with 台

台本だいほん · librettoN1 台無しだいなし · messN1 寝台しんだい · bedN2 灯台とうだい · lighthouseN2 台風たいふう · typhoonN4 台所だいどころ · kitchenN5 ～台～だい · counter for vehiclesN5 土台どだい · foundationN1

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