The actor went up on the stage.
舞台の上で歌うのは緊張する。
Singing on stage makes me nervous.
stage performance; theatrical production; play; show
Refers to a theatrical performance or production as a whole, not just the physical stage.
来月、新しい舞台が始まる。
A new stage production starts next month.
彼は舞台の経験が豊富だ。
He has a lot of stage experience.
The setting or scene of a story, film, or narrative.
この小説の舞台は京都です。
The setting of this novel is Kyoto.
映画の舞台は戦国時代だ。
The movie is set in the Warring States period.
Metaphorical stage or arena where activities take place, such as politics, business, or international affairs.
彼は政治の舞台で活躍している。
He is active on the political stage.
世界の舞台で戦う選手たち。
Athletes competing on the world stage.
When the lead actor stepped onto the stage, the audience fell silent.
He was to perform on stage for the first time in ten years.
She plays the lead role in the stage production.
This film is a story set in Kyoto during the Edo period.
This city became the venue for the international conference.
He finished his final performance and left the stage.
舞台 means 'stage' (the platform for performance) while 舞踏 means 'dance'; the two share the kanji 舞 and a similar sound, which can trip up learners.
舞台 refers only to the stage where a performance takes place, whereas 芝居小屋 refers to the entire building housing the stage and audience.
部隊 (troop unit) and 舞台 (stage, as in theater) are pronounced identically but are completely unrelated in meaning and written with different kanji.
番台 is the raised booth where a bathhouse attendant sits and collects fees, while 舞台 is a stage for theatrical performances; they share the kanji 台 but are otherwise unrelated in meaning.
apron stage; forestage
large stage; grand stage · the big stage; grand setting