教壇
Meanings
1
teacher's platform; podium; dais
Refers to the raised platform at the front of a classroom or lecture hall where the teacher stands.
The teacher stood at the podium and started the lesson.
A textbook and chalk were placed on the teacher's platform.
Usage patterns
- 教壇に上がるto step up onto the teaching platform
The new teacher stepped up onto the platform looking nervous.
- 教壇から降りるto step down from the teaching platform
When the class ended, the teacher stepped down from the platform and went to the students' seats.
- 教壇を去るto leave the teaching profession
He had stood on the platform for thirty years, but he will leave teaching next year.
Expressions
- 教壇に立つstand on a podium; stand at a lectern · teach; be a teacher; stand in front of a class