🌏 Region(s): Honshu (Standard)
くさいめしをくう【臭い飯を食う】 : kusai meshi wo kuu | define meaning
kusai meshi wo kuu
Definition
Expression
- To do time in prison; to serve time (in prison)
Etymology
The expression literally means "to eat foul food" and refers to the fact that prisons in Japan used to serve rice with boiled barley, which had a distinctive foul odour.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 臭い飯を食う |
| Kana | くさいめしをくう |
| Romanization | kusai meshi wo kuu |
意味：刑務所に入る
Categories:
臭い飯を食う
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, September 19). くさいめしをくう【臭い飯を食う】 : kusai meshi wo kuu | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, April 26, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/2607/kusaimeshiwokuu/.