Word Meaning 棚からぼた餅

たなからぼたもち tanakarabotamochi

棚からぼた餅 is read as たなからぼたもち (tanakarabotamochi) and means sudden windfall.

Meaning

English

  1. sudden windfall
  2. unexpected piece of good luck
  3. azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf

Reading

Kana

たなからぼたもち

Romaji

tanakarabotamochi

Writing Variants

  • 棚から牡丹餅 たなからぼたもち tanakarabotamochi

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 42 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 2級 Proverb Rank 164897 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

たな

trellis

棚上げ

たなあげ

keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)

棚機つ女

たなばたつめ

female weaver

棚代

たなだい

shelf space rent

棚に上げる

たなにあげる

to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.)

棚へ上げる

たなへあげる

to be blind to one's shortcomings

棚田

たなだ

terraced rice fields

棚経

たなぎょう

chanting sutras in front of a shōryōdana (of a monk during the Bon Festival)

棚卸資産

たなおろししさん

inventory

棚引く

たなびく

to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.)

もち

mochi

煎餅

せんべい

rice cracker