1.
crossing a major milestone; reaching a round number
surpassing a significant round-number threshold, typically used for stock prices, sales figures, ages, or other numerical milestones
Combines 大台 (major level, round-number threshold) and 乗せ (placing on, putting onto). 大台 originally refers to the high-value digit columns on an abacus. In modern usage, it means a significant round number (e.g., 10,000, 100,000, 1 million). Commonly used in financial news, sports statistics, and age milestones.
Common collocations
- 大台乗せを達成する: to achieve a major milestone
- 大台乗せを果たす: to accomplish a major milestone
- 久しぶりの大台乗せ: first milestone-crossing in a long time
- 初の大台乗せ: first time crossing a major milestone