放題

ほうだい

Meanings

1. Suffix (doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course (usu. after -masu stem or volitional form of verb) See also: 食べ放題 (たべほうだい). See also: 荒れ放題 (あれほうだい).

Kanji

• 放 release. Read as ホウ.
• 題 topic. Read as ダイ.

Example sentences

• 期間内乗り放題チケットを利用しよう。
  Let's get an open ticket.
• 彼女はやりたい放題にやるに違いない。
  She must have everything her own way.
• 部屋は散らかり放題だった。
  The room was all messed up.
• 部屋は散らかし放題だった。
  The room was all messed up.

Common phrases

• 放題になる

Words containing 放題

• 食べ放題 (たべほうだい) all-you-can-eat
• 飲み放題 (のみほうだい) all you can drink
• し放題 (しほうだい) having one's own way

And 17 more.

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