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頭打ち (atamauchi) Japanese meaning: reaching a peak | Kotomora
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Sales growth has plateaued.
This technology has already reached its limit.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 が 頭あたま 打う ちになる for something (growth, sales, etc.) to plateau or hit a ceiling
Sales growth has plateaued since the start of this year.
〈 事こと 〉 は 頭あたま 打う ちの 状じょう 態たい にある for something to be in a stagnant, capped state
The domestic market has hit a plateau.
頭あたま 打う ち 感かん が 出で る a sense of hitting a ceiling to emerge
There's a growing sense that the whole industry has hit a ceiling.
Kanji 頭 head, counter for large animals Related words 限界 is a general word for 'limit' in any context, while 頭打ち specifically describes growth or increase stopping and plateauing.
天井 literally means 'ceiling' and can metaphorically refer to an upper limit, while 頭打ち is the more common noun/suru-verb for actually hitting that limit.
停滞 means general stagnation or lack of progress, while 頭打ち specifically implies growth reaching a peak and then stopping.
飽和 describes a market or system becoming 'saturated' and unable to absorb more, whereas 頭打ち focuses on the numbers themselves ceasing to rise.
Etymology Compound of 頭 (atama, 'head') and 打ち (uchi, 'hitting'), literally 'head-hitting', metaphorically referring to hitting an upper limit.
