Japanese symbol for “dais”
教壇
きょうだん
Romaji: kyoudan
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
In Japanese, dais is 教壇, read きょうだん (kyoudan).
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Meanings
- n (teacher's) platform; podium; dais
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “dais”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 上段 | じょうだん joudan | dais; raised part of floor |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教育 | きょういく kyouiku | education; schooling; training |
| 教え | おしえ oshie | teaching; instruction; teachings |
| 教授 | きょうじゅ kyouju | professor |
| 教師 | きょうし kyoushi | teacher; instructor |
| 宗教 | しゅうきょう shuukyou | religion; religious affiliation; belief |
| 教室 | きょうしつ kyoushitsu | classroom; lecture room |
| 花壇 | かだん kadan | flower bed |
| 土壇場 | どたんば dotanba | last moment; eleventh hour |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.