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Kanji Detail for 茶 - "tea, tea ceremony, brown"

茶

  • Meaning

    茶 means "tea, tea ceremony, brown."

    1. Tea - A beverage made by infusing tea leaves.

    2. Brown - The color of tea; tea-colored.

    3. Tea ceremony - The traditional art of preparing and serving tea.

  • Words using 茶

    • お茶 おちゃ Listen tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime
    • 喫茶店 きっさてん Listen coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge
    • 紅茶 こうちゃ Listen black tea
    • 茶色 ちゃいろ Listen brown; light brown; tawny
    • 茶の間 ちゃのま Listen (Japanese-style) living room
    • 茶道 さどう Listen tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
    • 茶屋 ちゃや Listen teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse
    • 喫茶 きっさ Listen tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom

  • Four-character idioms with 茶

    • 無茶苦茶 むちゃくちゃ Listen nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd
    • 目茶目茶 めちゃめちゃ Listen disorderly; messy; ruined
    • 家常茶飯 かじょうさはん Listen everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary
    • 日常茶飯 にちじょうさはん Listen everyday occurrence

  • Origin of 茶

    The grass crown 艹 over a person 人 in the branches of a tree 木 — a picker in the tea bush. The character split from 荼 (a bitter herb) by one dropped stroke when tea earned its own name.

    How to remember it: Someone 人 up in the leaves 艹 of the bush 木, picking — tea, from harvest to cup.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

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    • Verified meaning: tea, tea ceremony, brown
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ちゃ)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 茶

    Given names 茶(ちゃ)Listen

  • Compare with other kanji that mean the same thing:

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tea

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    tea

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    tea; tea plant; CL:杯[bei1],壺|壶[hu2]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    tea; tea leaves; tea plant

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A shrub name. Its leaves can be brewed as a beverage. In ancient times it was called bitter tea. Also named 荈. During the Tang dynasty it became a common luxury item. Tea taxes were levied. All provinces south of the Jianghuai region produce it. There are various types. Processing methods also differ. Generally divided into two types: black tea and green tea. Exports to foreign countries are very substantial. Originally a specialty product of China. Now Japan and India also cultivate it. The larger plants reach one zhang. Seeds can be pressed for oil called tea oil. Fujian has the most. | 山茶 (camellia). A flower name. Also called 茶花 (tea flower). An evergreen tree. Leaves are thick and glossy. Blooms in early spring. Comes in red and white colors, as well as single and double petals. Commonly planted in courtyards.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    cha(チャ) チャ

    sa(サ) サ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    9 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    艸 艹 (kusa・kusakammuri・soko)

  • Related Keywords

    tea tea ceremony brown beverage aroma caffeine cup drink flavor green herb infusion leaf leaves oolong relaxation culture

Sentences including 茶

  • Do people drink tea in your country?

  • I don't like either tea or coffee.

  • I want a cup of tea.

  • Would you like another cup of tea?

  • Tom likes tea better than coffee.

  • I would rather have tea than coffee.

  • I'll make tea for you.

  • Let's talk over a cup of tea , shall we?

  • Could i ask you to get a cup of tea for our guest?

  • I asked him to make tea.

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