日常茶飯事(にちじょうさはんじ)

にちじょうさはんじ
noun
everyday occurrence; commonplace event; routine matter
daily-lifeidiom
1. everyday occurrence; routine matter
Something that happens so frequently that it is considered ordinary and unremarkable.
電車(でんしゃ)の遅延(ちえん)はこの路線(ろせん)では日常茶飯事(にちじょうさはんじ)だ。
Train delays are an everyday occurrence on this line.
残業(ざんぎょう)は日常茶飯事(にちじょうさはんじ)になっている。
Overtime has become a daily routine.
彼(かれ)にとって徹夜(てつや)は日常茶飯事(にちじょうさはんじ)らしい。
Apparently pulling all-nighters is routine for him.

Word formation (YOJIJUKUGO)

日常(にちじょう) (daily life) + 茶飯事(さはんじ) (tea and rice = everyday meals)
→ as ordinary as daily tea and rice = everyday occurrence

Common patterns

  • 〜は日常茶飯事(にちじょうさはんじ)だ - ~ is an everyday occurrence
  • 日常茶飯事(にちじょうさはんじ)になる - to become routine

Usage

Often used with slightly negative or resigned tone, suggesting something happens too frequently. Can imply that something that should be unusual has become normalized.

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Compare: 当(あ)たり前(まえ) (natural, obvious)
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Added 2026.1.19 12:29 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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