Japanese edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
ほう
Grade: 3
だい
Grade: 3

Etymology edit

From () (tori, taking) plus (ほう)(だい) (-hōdai, without limit). The former element is (れん)(よう)(けい) (ren'yōkei, stem or continuative form) of the verb () (toru, take).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [to̞ɾʲiho̞ːda̠i]

Noun edit

()(ほう)(だい) (torihōdai

  1. being able to take as much as one would like
    (つけ)(もの)()(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[1]:
      (かい)(じょう)では、コスモスの()()り・()()販売(はんばい)()(ほん )100(ひゃく)(えん)または (いち)(ふくろ) 300(さんびゃく)(えん)()放題(ほうだい))が(たの)しめるほか、オランダ(ふう)(しゃ)(ない)()(けん)(がく)()(りょう) []
      Kaijō de wa, kosumosu no horitori kiritori hanbai (go-hon hyaku-en mata wa ichi-fukuro sanbyaku-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, or ¥300 for a bag of as many as you like), you can enjoy viewing the inside of a Dutch windmill (free entry) []

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