Meaning

Primary

Landing

Alternatives

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
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

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

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 踊り場で待つ

    to wait at the landing

    踊り場で立ち止まる

    to stop at the landing

    踊り場で足を止める

    to stop 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