朝飯前

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Japanese [edit]

Kanji in this term

Etymology [edit]

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

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /a̠sa̠ me̞ɕi ma̠e̞/

Noun [edit]

朝飯前 (hiragana あさめしまえ, romaji asameshimae)

  1. (idiomatic) A piece of cake; an extremely simple thing, something trivial, a cinch, easy as pie.
    そう、問題ないよ、こんなの朝飯前だ。
    そう、もんだいないよ、こんなのあさめしまえだ。
    Sō, mondai nai yo, konna no asameshimae da.
    Sure, no problem, it'll be a piece of cake.

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