取り放題

取り放題

Japanese

Kanji in this term
取	放	題
と Grade: 3	ほう Grade: 3	だい Grade: 3

Etymology

From 取 (と)り (tori, “taking”) plus 放題 (ほうだい) (-hōdai, “without limit”). The former element is 連 (れん)用 (よう)形 (けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 取 (と)る (toru, “take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [to̞ɾʲiho̞ːda̠i]

Noun

取り放題 (hiragana とりほうだい, rōmaji torihōdai)

1. being able to take as much as one would like

   漬物 (つけもの)は取 (と)り放題 (ほうだい)だ。

   Tsukemono wa torihōdai da.

   The pickles are free to take as you like.

   • 2019 September 30, “500,000-hon no kosumosu ga sakihokoru zekkei! ‘Sakura kosumosu fesuta’ kaisai [View 500,000 cosmos in full bloom! ‘Sakura cosmos festa’ opens]”, in Tokyo Walker‎:

     会場 (かいじょう)では、コスモスの掘 (ほ)り取 (と)り・切 (き)り取 (と)り販売 (はんばい)(5本 (ほん)100円 (えん)または1袋 (ふくろ)300円 (えん)取 (と)り放題 (ほうだい))が楽 (たの)しめるほか、オランダ風車 (ふうしゃ)の内 (ない)部 (ぶ)見 (けん)学 (がく)(無 (む)料 (りょう)) […]

     kaijō de wa, kosumosu no horitori kiritori hanbai (5-hon 100-en mata wa 1-fukuro 300-en torihōdai) ga tanoshimeru hoka, oranda fūsha no naibu kengaku (muryō) […]

     At the venue in addition to dug or cut cosmos for sale (5 for 100 yen, or 300 yen for one bag, taking all you want), enjoy viewing the inside of a Holland windmill (free) […]

See also

• 食 (た)べ放題 (ほうだい) (tabehōdai, “all you can eat”)
• 飲 (の)み放題 (ほうだい) (nomihōdai, “all you care to drink”)