Translation guide
How to express the idea of reaching the lowest point, whether in a physical, economic, emotional, or metaphorical sense.
It seems the economy has already bottomed out.
Literally 'to reach the bottom', often used when supplies, patience, or resources are exhausted.
We ran out of food.
Means 'rock bottom' or 'the very bottom', often used for emotional or financial lows.
I feel like I've hit rock bottom after losing my job.
A more literal and formal way to say 'reach the lowest point'.
Stock prices have bottomed out.
When a vehicle or object hits the ground or lowest physical limit.
Describing a personal crisis or the worst emotional state.
底を打つ implies hitting bottom and possibly rebounding, often used in economics. 底をつく means running out of something completely, like supplies or patience.
The economy has bottomed out.
Savings have run out.
Cars easily bottom out on this road.
After bottoming out in life, he recovered.