(てんじょう)

てんじょう
noun
ceiling
1. ceiling
The upper interior surface of a room, opposite to the floor.
The room feels open because the ceiling is high.
天井(てんじょう)からシャンデリア()がっています
A chandelier hangs from the ceiling.
A spider web had formed on the ceiling.
2. ceiling, upper limit
A maximum level or limit (figurative use).
The stock price reached its ceiling.
If you don't set a ceiling on the budget, costs will keep rising.
Crude oil prices may have hit their ceiling and could start to fall soon.
天井(てんじょう)()つ means to hit the ceiling/peak

天井(てんじょう) means ceiling.

(てん) = sky/heaven, (じょう) = well (referring to the recessed appearance)

Types in traditional Japanese architecture:

  • (ごう)天井(てんじょう) (coffered ceiling)
  • 竿縁(さおぶち)天井(てんじょう) (boarded ceiling with battens)
  • 船底(ふなぞこ)天井(てんじょう) (boat-bottom ceiling)

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Figurative use:

  • 天井(てんじょう)()らず (no ceiling, unlimited)
  • 天井(てんじょう)() (to hit the ceiling/reach max)
  • Price/stock ceilings in economics

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