朝飯前

Japanese

Kanji in this term
朝 飯 前
あさ
Grade: 2 		めし
Grade: 4 		まえ
Grade: 2
kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 朝飯 (asameshi, “breakfast”) +‎ 前 (mae, “before, ahead of”). Literally meaning "before breakfast".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠sa̠me̞ɕima̠e̞]

Noun

朝(あさ)飯(めし)前(まえ) • (asameshimae) 

  1. (idiomatic) A piece of cake; an extremely simple thing, something trivial, a cinch, easy as pie.
    そう、問(もん)題(だい)ないよ、こんなの朝(あさ)飯(めし)前(まえ)だ。
    Sō, mondai nai yo, konna no asameshimae da.
    Sure, no problem, it'll be a piece of cake.

Synonyms

  • お茶(ちゃ)の子(こ)さいさい (ocha no ko saisai): A piece of cake.
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