How to say 'Tea' in Japanese | 茶

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The Japanese word for Tea is 'Cha', written as 茶 in Japanese.'Tea' in hiragana is ちゃ.

word

茶

Meaning

Tea

Reading

ちゃ

cha

Kanji

茶Tea

Explanation

The Japanese noun '茶 (ちゃ)' refers to 'tea', a popular beverage made from steeping tea leaves in hot water. This word is commonly used in everyday conversation and can refer to various types of tea, such as green tea (緑茶, りょくちゃ) or black tea (紅茶, こうちゃ). Example sentences: I drink tea every morning「毎朝茶を飲みます」(まいあさちゃをのみます). This tea is delicious「この茶はおいしい」(このちゃはおいしい). The word can also be part of compound words, such as 'tea ceremony' (茶道, さどう).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1252

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 茶

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

茶

Meaning

Tea

Words Related to 茶 Through the Kanji 茶

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 茶 as well.

word

茶色

Meaning

Brown

word

お茶

Meaning

Tea

word

茶わん

Meaning

Teacup

word

喫茶店

Meaning

Coffee shop

word

紅茶

Meaning

Black tea

word

喫茶

Meaning

Coffee

word

無茶

Meaning

Reckless

word

目茶苦茶

Meaning

Chaotic, Absurd

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What does 'Cha' (茶) mean?

'Cha' means 'Tea' .

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