一汁一菜

いちじゅういっさい

Meanings

1. Noun one-plate meal; simple meal; austerity diet

Kanji

• 一 one. Read as イチ.
• 汁 soup. Read as ジュウ.
• 菜 vegetable. Read as サイ.

Example sentences

• 禅坊主じゃあるまいし、毎日毎日、一汁一菜のダイエットメニューは勘弁してよ。
  What? A little soup and celery is all I get? I'm not a Zen monk. I can't survive on an austerity diet like this.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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