- 1. [exp, n] sudden windfall; unexpected piece of good luck; azuki-covered mochi (fallen) from a shelf (id)
Kanji in this word
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棚
shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellisOn: ホウ (hou)Kun: たな (tana)、 -だな (-dana)
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餅
mochi rice cakeOn: ヘイ (hei)、 ヒョウ (hyou)Kun: もち (mochi)、 もちい (mochii)
Example Sentences
棚からぼた餅とはこのことだ。
tana karabota mochi tohakonokotoda .
This is what they call a lucky break.