Meaning of 一汁一菜(いちじゅういっさい) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 一汁一菜

Kana Reading いちじゅういっさい

Romaji ichijūissai

Examples of 一汁一菜, いちじゅういっさい in a sentence

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.

汁 JLPT 1

5 strokes

soup, juice, broth, sap, gravy, pus

On'Yomi: ジュウ

Kun'Yomi: しる, -しる, つゆ

菜 JLPT 4

11 strokes

vegetable, side dish, greens

On'Yomi: サイ

Kun'Yomi: な

一 JLPT 5

1 stroke

one, one radical (no.1)

On'Yomi: イチ, イツ

Kun'Yomi: ひと-, ひと.つ

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