noun

  1. stage (of a theater, concert hall, etc.), (stage) performance.
  2. setting (of a story), scene.
  3. sphere (of activity), stage (e.g. political stage), scene, arena, world.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
舞台 ぶたい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

dance, flit, circle
ま.う ブ まい (7th, N3)
nothingness, none, ain't
ム ブ な.い (4th)
person(人) variant
40, forty
シュウ よんじゅう しじゅう
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
dancing radical (no. 136)
ブ セン まい (Kentei Pre-1)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant
pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles
ダイ うてな われ (2nd, N4)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ ボウ ム (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)