踊(おど)り場(ば)

おどりば
noun
landing (of stairs); plateau
1. landing (of stairs)
a flat platform between flights of stairs
階段(かいだん)の踊(おど)り場(ば)で休(やす)んだ。
I rested on the stair landing.
踊(おど)り場(ば)に鉢植(はちう)えが置(お)いてある。
There's a potted plant on the landing.
螺旋階段(らせんかいだん)の踊(おど)り場(ば)から景色(けしき)が見(み)える。
You can see the view from the spiral staircase landing.
2. plateau; leveling off
a period of little or no change in progress, growth, or development
経済(けいざい)は踊(おど)り場(ば)にある。
The economy is at a plateau.
成長(せいちょう)が踊(おど)り場(ば)に達(たっ)した。
Growth has reached a plateau.
売上(うりあげ)は踊(おど)り場(ば)が続(つづ)いている。
Sales have been stagnant.

ETYMOLOGY:
The name comes from the idea that the flat platform is wide enough for dancing (踊(おど)る).

ARCHITECTURE (Sense 1):
Provides a resting point and allows stairs to change direction.

FIGURATIVE USE (Sense 2):
Commonly used in economic and business contexts to describe periods of stagnation or lack of growth.

RELATED:

  • 階段(かいだん) - stairs
  • 横ばい(よこばい) - leveling off; sideways movement
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