朝飯前
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Japanese [edit]
| Kanji in this term | ||
| 朝 | 飯 | 前 |
Etymology [edit]
Compound of 朝飯 (asameshi, “breakfast”) + 前 (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)
- (idiomatic) A piece of cake; an extremely simple thing, something trivial, a cinch, easy as pie.