Meanings
Noun
1. seat; place
2. position; status
3. gathering; party; company; atmosphere (of a gathering)
4. stand; pedestal; platform
5. (historical) trade guild
Suffix
6. attaches to the names of constellations
7. attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes
Counter
Suffix
8. counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (226 in total)
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
single-seater; single-seated; sitting alone
blind man; masseur (usu. blind)
Examples (4 in total)
This is a direct broadcast from the Showa theater.
I want to be at the top of the company.
He was the champion for three years.
Mr Koizumi succeeded Mr Mori as prime minister.