茶 : Tea

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Components:

艹人木

tea

On 'yomi:

チャ(cha) サ(sa)

Nanori:

ちや(chiya)

Strokes:	9
Radical:	艸 (140)
Usage Rating:	1116

JLPT:	N4
old JLPT:	3
Grade:	2

Unicode:	08336
jis208:	35-67

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茶 Usage examples

煎じ茶(せんじちゃ)	decoction of tea
夫婦茶碗(めおとぢゃわん)	his and her teacups
茶器組(ちゃきぐみ)	tea set
茶を濁す(ちゃをにごす)	to evade (questions), to reply evasively, to beat around the bush, to throw up a smoke screen
茶臼(ちゃうす)	tea grinding mortar (hand mill)
茶掛け(ちゃがけ)	hanging scroll in a tea-ceremony room
茶粥(ちゃがゆ)	tea gruel, tea flavoured rice gruel
ジャスミン茶(ジャスミンちゃ)	jasmine tea
茶色い(ちゃいろい)	light brown, tawny
飲茶(ヤムチャ)	yum cha, eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
茶房(さぼう)	teahouse, coffee shop
家常茶飯(かじょうさはん)	everyday occurrence, commonplace of life, nothing out of the ordinary
茎茶(くきちゃ) 莖茶(くきちゃ)	twig tea, stem tea, kukicha, tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season
プーアル茶(プーアルちゃ) 普アル茶(プーアルちゃ) 普洱茶(プーアルちゃ)	Pu-erh tea
甜茶(テンチャ)	Chinese blackberry (Rubus suavissimus), sweet tea, blackberry leaf tea
文福茶釜(ぶんぶくちゃがま)	bunbuku chagama (a mythical raccoon dog transformed into a teapot)
お茶を濁す(おちゃをにごす)	to make do with, to prevaricate
茶葉(ちゃば)	tea leaf, tea leaves
尋常茶飯(じんじょうさはん)	everyday occurrence, commonplace of life, nothing out of the ordinary
茶巾寿司(ちゃきんずし) 茶巾ずし(ちゃきんずし) 茶巾寿し(ちゃきんずし) 茶巾鮨(ちゃきんずし)	gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg
茶懐石(ちゃかいせき)	simple meal eaten before tea is served
濃茶(こいちゃ)	koicha, exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
中国茶(ちゅうごくちゃ)	Chinese tea
まんが喫茶(マンガきっさ) 漫画喫茶(マンガきっさ) マンガ喫茶(マンガきっさ)	manga cafe, coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
杜仲茶(とちゅうちゃ)	Tochuu tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)