大台
Meanings
1
major mark; threshold; milestone
Used for a significant round-number level or psychological barrier, especially in statistics, economics, or sports. Often appears with numbers like 100, 1000, 1万, etc.
The Nikkei stock average broke through the 40,000-yen mark.
His annual income finally reached the 10-million-yen level.
2
100-yen unit (stock market)
Finance-specific term: a unit of 100 yen used in stock pricing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. A stock priced at 500 yen is said to be at the 5-大台 level.
This stock is trading in the 500-yen range.
Usage patterns
- 〈数〉の大台に乗るto reach a round-number milestone
Sales finally hit the milestone of 10 billion yen.
- 大台を突破するto break through a major numerical threshold
The stock price broke through the 10,000-yen mark.
- 大台を割るto fall below a major numerical threshold
The yen exchange rate fell below the 110-yen mark.
- 大台に達するto reach a milestone figure
The number of members reached the milestone of 100,000.