Keyword
tea
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig267
Readings
ちゃ
(91%)
さ
(8%)
Composed of
blades of grass
person
ten
short legs
Used in vocabulary (499 in total)
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
brown; light brown; tawny
light brown; tawny
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
tea leaf; tea leaves
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
green tea; Japanese tea
matcha; powdered green tea
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
(Japanese-style) living room
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
cake served with tea; teacake
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
light brown; pale brown
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
dark brown; olive brown
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
cake or snack served with tea
burlesque; low comedy; farce
brown envelope; manila envelope
dark reddish-brown; liver color
roasted green tea
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
kettle (used in tea ceremony)
dark brown; olive brown
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
reddish brown
tea ceremony; chanoyu
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
chat over tea; gossip; small talk
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
dark brown; olive brown
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal
tea room; tea ceremony
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
dark brown; olive brown
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
dark brown; olive brown
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
tea drinking
first tea of the season
tea plantation; tea field
tea and cakes; refreshments
tea jar; tea urn
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
tea grinding mortar (hand mill)
to fade; to discolour; to discolor
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
cake or snack served with tea
kelp tea; seaweed tea
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
strong or bitter (green) tea
tea cabinet; cupboard for tea implements
(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services)
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
coffee shop that does not serve alcohol
cake or snack served with tea
deep brown; dark tea (e.g. Chinese pu'er tea); fermented tea
tea cloth; tea napkin
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal
cake or snack served with tea
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
green tea with roasted brown rice
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
teacup (small, without a handle)
maroon; reddish-brown
flower tea; tea made from or flavored with flower petals
cold tea; cold brew tea
light brown; white tea
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cake served with tea; light snack
matter of no importance; commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item
dark brown; olive brown
a tea stalk floats upright in one's cup (considered a sign of good luck)
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea); sweet hydrangea leaf; hydrangea tea
chat over tea
tea plantation; tea shop
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
maté; yerba maté tea
tea chest; box for tea utensils (tea ceremony)
kelp tea; seaweed tea
teahouse; coffee shop
wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
teacup saucer
tea harvesting (picking)
tea-ceremony room; tea-ceremony hut; restaurant; coffee shop; cafe
roasted green tea
woman employed in a restaurant or teahouse, often for entertainment or sexual services
soft yellow-green; subdued pea green; tea green
tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea; tea ladle
orange tabby (cat)
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
tea strainer
rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
an offering of tea and hot water made to Buddha or the spirit of the deceased; a tea infusion; tea and hot water; tea ceremony
brown; light brown; tawny
shelf on which tea and tea implements are kept
serving tea; tea server
tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
tea processing
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
hot water and tea; hot drinks (esp. while entertaining)
tea strainer
seasonal flowers arranged for a tea ceremony; flowers in a tea room
tea shop; tea merchant
Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto
utagoe coffeehouse; sing-along tearoom; coffee shop in which customers can sing in chorus accompanied by a band
common camellia (Camellia japonica); (arch.) tea produced in the mountains
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
liquor consumed in a teahouse
gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg
tai chazuke; sea bream and tea over rice
tea industry; tea production
fine (green) tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea
pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls
first-grade tea (first picking)
citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea
teacup (small, without a handle)
knowledge of tea ceremony; understanding of the Way of Tea; sense of refinement; air of sophistication; playfulness; mischievousness
Shizuoka-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture
teacup (small, without a handle)
bunbuku chagama (a mythical raccoon dog transformed into a teapot)
brown sash; brown belt
cake served with tea; snack; offering or gift given at Buddhist services; light meal taken before breakfast by farmers
tea-tasting contest
maroon; reddish-brown
maroon; reddish-brown
teaspoon; bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea
teacup (small, without a handle)
tea offering to the gods
tea gruel; tea flavoured rice gruel
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
chazuke with salmon
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
tea cabinet; cupboard for tea implements
teahouse garden
tea store
used tea leaves
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
tea cabinet; cupboard for tea implements
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
farce; burlesque; low comedy
teaspoon; bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea
small boat used for transport on rivers (Edo period); barge; boat with a roof used for boating on a river; (arch.) small boat selling food and drinks on a river
powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground)
turmeric herbal tea
vendor at a sumo tournament
tea caddy; tea canister; tea can
wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place
cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats
humorous words; funny gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) woman's temple hair
cha soba; soba containing green tea
kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking
matcha; powdered green tea
everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
tian cha; sweet tea; blackberry leaf tea; Chinese blackberry (Rubus suavissimus)
powdered (green) tea
to have no customers (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); to have no engagements
decoction of tea
simple meal eaten before tea is served
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
tea gruel; tea flavoured rice gruel
mulberry leaf tea; yellow ochre (color); mustard brown; camel
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
sencha tea ceremony; Way of Sencha Tea; Chinese-influenced Japanese tea ceremony using leaf tea rather than powdered tea, assoc. with the Ōbaku school of zen
bak kut teh (pork rib dish)
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
tea-growing district; tea-producing center; rest area serving tea (esp. at a temple or shrine); tea house
everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary
giving up or abstaining from tea
citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea
chamame (variety of edamame)
cake or snack served with tea
tea jar; tea urn
formal tea gathering; formal tea party
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
cake or snack served with tea
host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
matcha salt; salt mixed with powdered green tea
psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice)
what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; (lit.) to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing)
what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; (lit.) one's navel boils water (using the heat generated by laughing)
tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
powdered tea; freshly-brewed, aromatic tea
even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; (lit.) even coarse tea tastes good when freshly brewed
last year's tea
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
kettle (used in tea ceremony)
hand-moulded earthenware teacup
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
second-grade tea (second picking)
Sokenbicha (tea brand)
Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover
stomach filled with tea
what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; (lit.) to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing)
hanging scroll in a tea-ceremony room
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cake served with tea; light snack
awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless
tawny brown; dark vermillion
preparing powdered tea (at a tea ceremony)
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground)
pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls
Chinese-style vegetarian cuisine (popular in the Edo period)
what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; (lit.) one's navel boils water (using the heat generated by laughing)
teacup saucer
Yamecha; Yame tea; high-quality tea from the Yame area in Fukuoka
tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine
cha soba; soba containing green tea
farcical; comical
brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine
bald head; balding head
deep-steamed green tea
coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication)
tea-growing district; tea-producing center; rest area serving tea (esp. at a temple or shrine); tea house
fine (green) tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea
tawny brown; dark vermillion
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea; tea ladle
tea leaves which have been washed in hot water after drying
tea served without sweets
aracha; unprocessed tea; unrefined tea; crude tea
small teapot
late-night coffee shop
brown hornet (Vespa dybowskii)
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)
what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; (lit.) to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing)
pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls
prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
grey tinged with brown (gray)
cake tea (e.g. Pu-erh tea)
Goishicha (fermented tea variety)
tea processing industry
adding more tea; adding fresh leaves to used ones in a teapot
tea ceremony and flower arranging
tamaryokucha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
extremely; very; really; super; so
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground)
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
tea gathering
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)
dark brown; muddy brown
108th birthday
tea name (name bestowed upon a tea ceremony practitioner)
guricha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
matcha; powdered green tea
green tea; Japanese tea
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
tea cloth; tea napkin
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea
Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea
Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea
citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea
pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls
utagoe coffeehouse; sing-along tearoom; coffee shop in which customers can sing in chorus accompanied by a band
theine; thein; caffeine
gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg
gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg
gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg
tai chazuke; sea bream and tea over rice
bald head; balding head
bald head; balding head
German cockroach (Blattella germanica)
powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground)
psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice)
greenish brown
chazuke with salmon
tea tussock moth (Arna pseudoconspersa); Japanese browntail moth
turmeric herbal tea
kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking
what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; (lit.) to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing)
tea-growing district; tea-producing center; rest area serving tea (esp. at a temple or shrine); tea house
what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; (lit.) one's navel boils water (using the heat generated by laughing)
what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; (lit.) one's navel boils water (using the heat generated by laughing)
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
to have no customers (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); to have no engagements
to have no customers (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); to have no engagements
mulberry leaf tea; yellow ochre (color); mustard brown; camel
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
serving tea (to hospital patients, esp. during meals)
to play pranks
Tibetan drink made from dried lichen
tea ceremony and flower arranging
senna tea
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha; tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha; tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season
Taiwanese tea (i.e. oolong)
roadside tea house; beach-side cafe; simple, hut-like cafe
roadside tea house; beach-side cafe; simple, hut-like cafe
erotic tea house (employing prostitutes)
(Edo-period) restaurant
rustic tea house made out of a thatched hut
anything is better than nothing; kail spares bread; a bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink; (lit.) tea in the belly (will fill it) for a time
coarse broken tea leaves and buds generated during the sifting process
name of a tea blend
drink of black tea mixed with coffee
low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
type of brothel in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
teahouse that introduces clients to prostitutes
teahouse that introduces clients to prostitutes
entertaining people by serving tea (esp. in the Obaku school of Zen)
basket for tea ceremony instruments
basket for tea ceremony instruments
basket for tea ceremony instruments
brown tinged with olive green and indigo
brown tinged with olive green
brown tinged with olive green
meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
plain matcha (powdered green tea)
seven styles of tea ceremonies
tea tasting; tea-tasting
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea)
serving tea (esp. in tea ceremony)
green tea fired in hot pans after a short withering (common Chinese technique)
green tea fired in hot pans after a short withering (common Chinese technique)
tea rolled by hand over a dryer (old production method); hand-rolled tea
practical joke; bad joke
female usher at traditional Kansai theatrical events
grayish-blue (color)
grayish-blue (color)
tea flavoured with jam
tea ceremony master; tea ceremony instructor
dark brown; reddish brown; polished brown
yellow-greenish light brown
yellowish brown (traditional Japanese color name)
light brown (traditional Japanese color name)
trinitrotoluene; TNT
warrior-style tea ceremony (such as the Enshū school)
(Japanese-style) living room
hyson (Chinese green tea)
hyson (Chinese green tea)
to eat chazuke
pale; faded; discolored; straw-colored; light brown
chopped pickled vegetables with sweet vinegar and chili pepper
Gong Cha (Taiwanese bubble tea chain)
Nama-cha (Kirin tea blend)
Chayama Station (Fukuoka)
jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
maidenhair spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes)
wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats
wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats
wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats
widespread column (species of land snail, Pupilla muscorum)
common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus); brown lemur
Blattella nipponica (species of cockroach)
khat tree (Catha edulis); qat tree
eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus); gray-headed thrush
eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus); gray-headed thrush
Oriental tea tortrix moth (Homona magnanima)
Examples (200 in total)
"Would you like some tea?" "Yes, please."
"How's the tea?" "It's good."
Ah! This tea is hot.