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

sudden windfall
unexpected piece of good luck
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 164528 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

棚

たな

trellis

棚上げ

たなあげ

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

棚代

たなだい

shelf space rent

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.)

棚割

たなわり

shelving allocation

餅

あも

mochi

餅

もち

mochi

煎餅

せんべい

rice cracker

Example Sentences

棚からぼた餅とはこのことだ。

This is what they call a lucky break.