朝飯前

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a̠sa̠ me̞ɕi ma̠e̞/

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、問題(もんだい)ないよ、こんなの朝飯前(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.

Synonyms

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