JLPT N3 · Eating out

食べ放題

たべほうだい

all-you-can-eat

Stroke order of 食べ放題

4 characters, 38 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

食 · 9 strokesべ · 3 strokes放 · 8 strokes題 · 18 strokes

Memory trick

Eating 食 with limits let go 放 and the topic 題 left open: all you can eat.

Parts: 食 eat + べ kana + 放 release + 題 subject

The characters in 食べ放題

べべ — be (3 strokes)

Example sentence

食べ放題の店に行きました。

たべほうだいのみせにいきました。

I went to an all-you-can-eat place.

Words with 食

食べるto eat 食事meal 外食eating out 食べ物food 洋食Western food 食堂dining hall; canteen 食料品groceries 朝食breakfast 夕食dinner 食器tableware; dishes 夜食late-night snack 間食snacking between meals 昼食lunch 主食staple food 和食Japanese food 食後after a meal 定食set meal 飲食店restaurant; eatery

Words with 放

放送broadcast 飲み放題all-you-can-drink 放すto release; to let go 生放送live broadcast

Words with 題

問題problem; question 議題agenda item 宿題homework 飲み放題all-you-can-drink 話題topic (of conversation)問題点issue; problem 主題main theme 題名title 課題assignment; task

More words: Eating out

定食set meal 注文order 屋台food stall 飲食店restaurant; eatery 飲み放題all-you-can-drink 勘定bill; check 一人前one portion 大盛りlarge serving 持ち帰りtakeout 品書きmenu 割り勘splitting the bill 奢るto treat (someone)満席fully occupied; no seats 飲み会drinking party

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