This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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だん
platform; podium; rostrum; mandala
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祭壇

さいだん
altar
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仏壇

ぶつだん
Buddhist (household) altar
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文壇

ぶんだん
literary world; literary circles
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花壇

華壇
かだん
flower bed
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教壇

きょうだん
platform
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登壇

とうだん
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
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戒壇

かいだん
ordination platform
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土壇場

どたんば
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
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壇上

だんじょう
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar