食べ放題

Japanese

Kanji in this term
食	放	題
た Grade: 2	ほう Grade: 3	だい Grade: 3
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Etymology

From 食(た)べ (tabe, “eating”, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 食(た)べる (taberu, “to eat”)) + 放題(ほうだい) (-hōdai, “as much as one likes”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta̠be̞ho̞ːda̠i]
• (Tokyo) たべほーだい [tàbéhóꜜòdàì] (Nakadaka – [3])

Noun

食(た)べ放(ほう)題(だい) • (tabehōdai) ^{←たべはうだい (tabefaudai)?}

1. all you can eat

See also

• 飲(の)み放題(ほうだい) (nomihōdai)