朝飯前

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Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

(あさ)(めし)(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.

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