Keyword
tea
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (2nd grade) 
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KankenLevel 9
Heisig267
Readings
ちゃ
(91%)
(8%)
Composed of
blades of grass
person
ten
short legs
Used in vocabulary (426 in total)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
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
light brown; tawny
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
tea leaf; tea leaves
hair dyed brown
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
green tea; Japanese tea
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
matcha; powdered green tea
living room (Japanese-style)
tea ceremony; Way of Tea
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
cake served with tea; teacake
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
light brown; pale brown
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
dark brown; olive brown
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
tea house
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
cake or snack served with tea
burlesque; low comedy; farce
brown envelope; manila envelope
dark reddish-brown; liver color
roasted green tea
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
teakettle (tea ceremony)
dark brown; olive brown
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
reddish brown
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
tea ceremony; chanoyu
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen)
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
dark brown; olive brown
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
dark brown; olive brown
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
tea room; tea ceremony
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
dark brown; olive brown
tea drinking
tea and cakes; refreshments
tea jar; tea urn
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
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)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
to fade; to discolour; to discolor
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
cake or snack served with tea
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
cupboard or chest for tea implements
strong or bitter (green) tea
tea plantation; tea field
(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services); tea stall
tea grinding mortar (hand mill)
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
first tea of the season
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
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
coffee shop that does not serve alcohol
maroon; reddish-brown
cake or snack served with tea
light brown; white tea
tea (with roasted rice)
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
tea cloth; tea napkin
to float upright in the cup (of a tea stem, as a sign of good luck)
Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea); sweet hydrangea leaf; hydrangea tea
chat over tea
maté; yerba maté tea
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
tea plantation; tea shop
wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place
teacup saucer
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
tea-ceremony room; tea-ceremony hut; restaurant; coffee shop; cafe
woman employed in a restaurant, teahouse or teahouse offering sexual services
tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki)
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea
orange tabby (cat)
tea strainer
rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
roasted green tea
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
teahouse; coffee shop
shelf on which tea and tea implements are kept
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
light brown; tawny
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
hot water and tea; hot drinks (esp. while entertaining)
tea chest; box for tea utensils (tea ceremony)
Tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
soft yellow-green; subdued pea green; tea green
Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea
tea harvesting (picking)
seasonal flowers arranged for a tea ceremony; flowers in a tea room
serving tea; tea server
tea strainer
common camellia (Camellia japonica); (arch.) tea produced in the mountains
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
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
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; 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)
fine tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea; well-known brand of quality green tea
bunbuku chagama (a mythical raccoon dog transformed into a teapot)
citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
maroon; reddish-brown
chazuke with salmon powder
cake served with tea; snack; offering or gift given at Buddhist services; light meal taken before breakfast by farmers
tea gruel; tea flavoured rice gruel
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
tea store
teahouse garden
utagoe coffeehouse; sing-along tearoom; coffee shop in which customers can sing in chorus accompanied by a band
maroon; reddish-brown
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
farce; burlesque; low comedy
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
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
wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place
tea caddy; tea canister; tea can
Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto
cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats
tea offering to the gods
funny word or gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) a woman's temple hair
used tea leaves
tea-tasting contest
matcha; powdered green tea
kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking
powdered (green) tea
Shizuoka-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture
tian cha; sweet tea; blackberry leaf tea; Chinese blackberry (Rubus suavissimus)
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary
first-grade tea (first picking)
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
simple meal eaten before tea is served
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
tea-growing district
citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea
cake or snack served with tea
tea processing
giving up or abstaining from tea
formal tea gathering; formal tea party
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary
last year's tea
host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
matcha salt; salt mixed with powdered green tea
decoction of tea
psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice)
cake or snack served with tea
what a hoot!; joke of the century!; (lit.) one's navel boils water
tea jar; tea urn
even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; (lit.) even coarse tea tastes good when freshly-brewed
to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; (lit.) to boil tea in one's navel
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
powdered tea; freshly-brewed, aromatic tea
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
stomach filled with tea
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
hanging scroll in a tea-ceremony room
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
tawny brown; dark vermillion
powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground)
preparing powdered tea (at a tea ceremony)
hand-moulded earthenware teacup
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; (lit.) to boil tea in one's navel
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
small teapot
tea leaves which have been washed in hot water after drying
fine tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea; well-known brand of quality green tea
coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication)
tea served without sweets
Chinese-style vegetarian cuisine (popular in the Edo period)
tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine
farcical; comical
hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
tawny brown; dark vermillion
deep-steamed green tea
awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine
bald head; balding head
dark brown; muddy brown
tamaryokucha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)
grey tinged with brown (gray)
cake tea (e.g. Pu-erh tea)
guricha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
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)
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
late-night coffee shop
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)
tea processing industry
entertaining people by serving tea (esp. in the Obaku school of Zen)
what a hoot!; joke of the century!; (lit.) one's navel boils water
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
brown hornet (Vespa dybowskii)
tea gathering
adding more tea; adding fresh leaves to used ones in a teapot
brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
tea name (name bestowed upon a tea ceremony practitioner)
very; extremely; excessively
matcha; powdered green tea
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
tea cloth; tea napkin
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
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
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
bald head; balding head
bald head; balding head
powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground)
powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground)
German cockroach (Blattella germanica)
chazuke with salmon powder
utagoe coffeehouse; sing-along tearoom; coffee shop in which customers can sing in chorus accompanied by a band
turmeric herbal tea
psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice)
kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking
to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; (lit.) to boil tea in one's navel
to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; (lit.) to boil tea in one's navel
108th birthday
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
what a hoot!; joke of the century!; (lit.) one's navel boils water
what a hoot!; joke of the century!; (lit.) one's navel boils water
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
to play pranks
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
Tibetan drink made from dried lichen
aracha; unprocessed tea; unrefined tea; crude tea
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)
rustic tea house made out of a thatched hut
mind your own business!; keep out of it!
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)
type of brothel in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
teahouse that introduces clients to prostitutes
teahouse that introduces clients to prostitutes
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 color; reddish brown; polished brown
yellow-greenish light brown
yellowish brown (traditional Japanese color name)
light brown (traditional Japanese color name)
trinitrotoluene; TNT
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 (Catha edulis); qat
eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus); gray-headed thrush
eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus); gray-headed thrush
Examples (200 in total)
"Would you like some tea?" "Yes, please."
"How's the tea?" "It's good."
Ah! This tea is hot.