Word Meaning ただ飯はない

ただめしはない tadameshihanai

ただ飯はない is read as ただめしはない (tadameshihanai) and means there's no such thing as a free lunch.

Meaning

English

  1. there's no such thing as a free lunch

Reading

Kana

ただめしはない

Romaji

tadameshihanai

Writing Variants

  • タダ飯はない ただめしはない tadameshihanai

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 31 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 150147 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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飯綱使い

いづなつかい

keeper of an izuna (fox-like spirit)

無駄飯食い

むだめしぐい

ne'er-do-well

夕飯

ゆうはん

evening meal

昼飯

ひるはん

lunch

朝飯

あさはん

breakfast

めし

cooked rice

赤飯

せきはん

red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions

昼ご飯

ひるごはん

lunch

飯店

はんてん

Chinese restaurant

夜ご飯

よるごはん

dinner

五目飯

ごもくめし

casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables

五目ご飯

ごもくごはん

casserole of rice, fish or meat, and vegetables