1.
sideways movement, flat trend
A condition where prices, values, or trends remain stable without significant increase or decrease.
株価が横這いだ。
Stock prices are flat.
売り上げは横這いが続いている。
Sales continue to stay flat.
景気は横這い状態から抜け出せない。
The economy can't break out of its flat state.
2.
moving sideways, crawling
The act of moving horizontally or crawling sideways.
カニが横這いで進む。
The crab moves sideways.
狭い通路を横這いで通った。
I passed through the narrow passage by moving sideways.
赤ちゃんが横這いを始めた。
The baby started crawling sideways.
横這い literally means "crawling sideways" but is commonly used in financial contexts to describe flat or stagnant trends.
Common collocations:
- 横這い状態: flat state
- 横這いが続く: to stay flat (continue sideways)
- 横這いで推移する: to trend flat
Related terms:
- 堅調: firm, steady
- 軟調: weak, soft
- 停滞: stagnation