Where does “踊り場” come from?

踊り場 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 場, from Old Japanese 庭 — garden; ground; place where something is done;...

踊り場 (Japanese): an area for dancing; a landing

Definitions

  1. an area for dancing; a landing

Ancestry of “踊り場”, step by step

踊り場 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea place; a field; a flattened area used for...
2Old Japanesegarden; ground; place where something is done;...

via Japanese 踊り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese踊りa dance
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