舞台

• 読み: ぶたい
• ローマ字: butai
• 漢字の分解: 舞 (bu) — dance; 台 (tai) — platform, stand
• 発音: /bɯ.ta.i/

意味

Stage; theatre stage. The raised platform where performers act, or figuratively the setting of a story.

A noun with both literal and figurative uses. Literally, 舞台 is the physical stage in a theatre or concert hall. Figuratively, it can mean the setting or backdrop of a story, event, or action — as in この物語の舞台は京都だ (this story is set in Kyoto). Common collocations include 舞台裏 (backstage) and 舞台に立つ (to stand on stage).

例文

1. 初めて舞台に立ったときはとても緊張した。
2. この物語の舞台は江戸時代の京都だ。
3. 友達と一緒に舞台を見に行く予定だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: theatre, performing arts, literature

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Composed of 舞 (dance) and 台 (platform, stand). Originally the platform for dancing, it came to mean the stage for all types of performance.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal