下げ止まり

• Reading: さげどまり
• Romaji: sagedomari
• Kanji breakdown: 下 (ka/sa) — down, lower; 止 (shi/to) — stop, halt
• Pronunciation: /sa.ɡe.do.ma.ɾi/

Meaning

Bottoming out; the point at which a decline stops; a support level in financial markets where further falls cease.

A noun used primarily in financial and economic reporting to describe the moment when a falling price, indicator, or trend ceases its decline and stabilises. It does not imply a recovery, only that the downward movement has halted. Commonly appears in phrases like 下げ止まりの兆候 (signs of bottoming out). The opposite concept is 上げ止まり (ceiling/resistance level where rises cease).

Examples

1. 株価の下げ止まりを確認した投資家が買いに転じた。 Investors who confirmed that the stock price had bottomed out began buying.
2. 景気指標にようやく下げ止まりの兆しが見えてきた。 Signs of bottoming out have finally appeared in economic indicators.
3. 不動産価格は下げ止まりを迎えたとの見方が市場に広がっている。 The view that real estate prices have bottomed out is spreading in the market.

Usage Guide

Context: financial markets, economics, real estate, market analysis

Tone: analytical

Origin & History

Compound noun formed from 下げ (sage, lowering/falling, from 下げる) and 止まり (tomari, stopping/halt, from 止まる). The construction follows the pattern of combining a directional verb with 止まり to describe the cessation of that movement.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: Adults

Social background: Finance/Investment