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
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
light brown; pale brown
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
tea house
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
dark brown; olive brown
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
cake or snack served with tea
burlesque; low comedy; farce
brown envelope; manila envelope
roasted green tea
dark reddish-brown; liver color
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)
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
reddish brown
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)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
dark brown; olive brown
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
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
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
dark brown; olive brown
tea drinking
tea jar; tea urn
tea and cakes; refreshments
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
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
to fade; to discolour; to discolor
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
cake or snack served with tea
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
strong or bitter (green) tea
cupboard or chest 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 stall
tea grinding mortar (hand mill)
tea plantation; tea field
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
tea (with roasted rice)
yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea
light brown; white tea
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item
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
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
tea plantation; tea shop
wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place
maté; yerba maté tea
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
tea strainer
orange tabby (cat)
rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
teacup saucer
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
teahouse; coffee shop
roasted green tea
shelf on which tea and tea implements are kept
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
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
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
liquor consumed in a teahouse
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 strainer
gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
fine tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea; well-known brand of quality green 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)
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
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
maroon; reddish-brown
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
chazuke with salmon powder
teahouse garden
tea store
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
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
tea-tasting contest
Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto
funny word or gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) a woman's temple hair
tea offering to the gods
used tea leaves
matcha; powdered green tea
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking
farce; burlesque; low comedy
tian cha; sweet tea; blackberry leaf tea; Chinese blackberry (Rubus suavissimus)
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats
Shizuoka-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture
powdered (green) tea
everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
simple meal eaten before tea is served
first-grade tea (first picking)
tea-growing district
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
giving up or abstaining from tea
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
formal tea gathering; formal tea party
cake or snack served with tea
everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary
citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea
tea processing
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; (lit.) even coarse tea tastes good when freshly-brewed
cake or snack served with tea
host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; (lit.) to boil tea in one's navel
decoction of tea
psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice)
powdered tea; freshly-brewed, aromatic tea
tea jar; tea urn
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
matcha salt; salt mixed with powdered green tea
small teapot
stomach filled with tea
last year's tea
to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; (lit.) to boil tea in one's navel
tawny brown; dark vermillion
what a hoot!; joke of the century!; (lit.) one's navel boils water
hand-moulded earthenware teacup
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea
hanging scroll in a tea-ceremony room
powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground)
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
preparing powdered tea (at a tea ceremony)
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
deep-steamed green tea
coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication)
tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless
It's a piece of cake; It's a simple task; It's a cinch
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
tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine
hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
farcical; comical
bald head; balding head
Chinese-style vegetarian cuisine (popular in the Edo period)
tea served without sweets
tawny brown; dark vermillion
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
grey tinged with brown (gray)
tea processing industry
tea name (name bestowed upon a tea ceremony practitioner)
late-night coffee shop
entertaining people by serving tea (esp. in the Obaku school of Zen)
rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
what a hoot!; joke of the century!; (lit.) one's navel boils water
cake tea (e.g. Pu-erh tea)
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
brown hornet (Vespa dybowskii)
three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)
prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
tamaryokucha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
dark brown; muddy brown
guricha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
tea gathering
Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)
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
powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground)
powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground)
bald head; balding head
bald head; balding head
chazuke with salmon powder
German cockroach (Blattella germanica)
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
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea
108th birthday
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
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
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
to play pranks
aracha; unprocessed tea; unrefined tea; crude tea
Tibetan drink made from dried lichen
adding more tea; adding fresh leaves to used ones in a teapot
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.