食べ放題

Japanese

Kanji in this term
食	放	題
た Grade: 2	ほう Grade: 3	だい Grade: 3

Etymology

食べる (“eating”) +‎ 放題 (“as much as you like”)

Compound of tabe ("eat") + 放題 (“to one's content”). tabe is the adverbial form of the verb 食べる which is required for the suffix hōdai.

Noun

食べ放題 (hiragana たべほうだい, rōmaji tabehōdai)

all you can eat

See also

飲 (の)み放題 (ほうだい) (nomihōdai)

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