踊(おど)り場(ば)

おどりば
noun
landing (of stairs); plateau
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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.
景気(けいき)はようやく踊(おど)り場(ば)を脱(だっ)した。
The economy has finally come out of its lull.

Usage

Sense 2 is a standard term in economic reporting: 景気(けいき)の踊(おど)り場(ば) is a temporary lull within a recovery, with growth expected to resume, like a landing partway up a staircase. It is not a word for long-term stagnation (停滞(ていたい)).

Etymology

Literally "dancing place" (踊(おど)る); the reason for the name is uncertain.

Related words

Related Words

Related: 階段(かいだん) (stairs)
Compare: 停滞期(ていたいき) (period of stagnation)
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Added 2026.1.27 19:33 · Revised 2026.9.27 3:47
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