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踊り場

Landing


Meaning

Landing, Plateau, Dance Floor, Dance Hall

Word Type

noun

Explanation

While a dance location can be a location in which you dance, this word actually means landing (as in, a landing between two flights of stairs on a staircase) or plateau (as in, for example, a plateauing economy) most of the time. While the meaning has changed over time to mostly refer to landings on staircases, it can still be used to mean dance hall or dance floor, although loanwords like ダンスホール are more commonly used these days.


Reading

おどりば

Explanation

You know all the readings for this vocab already, just make sure to use the kun'yomi ones!


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 階段の踊り場

    staircase landing

    途中の踊り場

    midway landing

    スロープの踊り場

    slope landing

  • 踊り場にある

    to be located at the landing

    踊り場に来る

    to come to the landing

    踊り場に設置する

    to install at the landing

    踊り場に差しかかる

    to approach the plateau

  • 踊り場で足を止める

    to stop at the landing

    踊り場で立ち止まる

    to stop at the landing

    踊り場で待つ

    to wait at the landing

Context Sentences

クリスなら、さっき階段の踊り場ですれ違ったよ。

If you’re looking for Chris, we just passed each other on the stair landing.

今の局面は、景気の踊り場と言えるでしょうね。

The current situation could be likened to a plateau in the economy, I suppose.


Kanji Composition