壇
Meaningsplatformpodiumaltararena
How to remember
'DAN' — Imagine a 'DANce' performance on a raised PLATFORM. Vocabulary
演壇えんだん
podium, platform (for a speech) 教壇きょうだん
teacher's platform/podium 土壇場どたんば
the last moment, crunch time (literally 'earth platform place')