茶飯事

Reading

Kana: さはんじ

Romaji: sahanji

Definition

noun

1

commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item

Kanji

茶

Readings: チャ、 サ

Meaning: tea

飯

Readings: ハン、 めし

Meanings: meal, boiled rice

事

Readings: ジ、 ズ、 こと、 つか.う、 つか.える

Meanings: matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly

Example Sentence

そんな茶飯事(さはんじ)は聞(き)いている暇(ひま)がない。

➥I have no time to listen to such everyday affairs.