ちゃ
Meanings
Noun
1. tea
2. tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
3. tea preparation; making tea
4. brown
Archaic
Adjective (な)
Noun
5. mockery
Kanji used
tea
Pitch accent
ちゃ
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Used in vocabulary (197 in total)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
① 黒とオレンジ色の中間色。飲料の紅茶、コーヒー、土、木の幹などの色。
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
① 喫茶のための陶磁器。ゆのみ。② 飯をよそう食器。飯茶碗、飯碗。
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
light brown; tawny
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
① 大麦の種子を煎じて煮出した飲み物。夏の季語。
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
tea ceremony; Way of Tea
living room (Japanese-style)
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
① 茶葉を発酵途中で加熱して発酵を止め、半発酵させた茶。中国茶のうち青茶に分類される。
① 茶の湯において用いられる、抹茶を入れる容器の総称。主に、陶磁器製の茶入と木製の薄茶器に大別される。
① 茶葉を売る店。② 軽食を提供して通行人を休ませる店。③ 喫茶店の略称。
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
roasted green tea
dark reddish-brown; liver color
reddish brown
① 茶葉を発酵途中で加熱して発酵を止め、半発酵させた茶。中国茶のうち青茶に分類される。
dark brown; olive brown
① 喫茶のための陶磁器。ゆのみ。② 飯をよそう食器。飯茶碗、飯碗。
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
tea ceremony; chanoyu
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
tea jar; tea urn
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
① 粗末な茶。上質でない茶。② 相手に振る舞う茶を謙遜する語。
tea room; tea ceremony
tea grinding mortar (hand mill)
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
dark brown; olive brown
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
tea and cakes; refreshments
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
tea drinking
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
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
① 茶を飲むときに合わせる菓子や漬物。
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
first tea of the season
maté; yerba maté tea
strong or bitter (green) tea
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
light brown; white tea
light brown; white tea
tea (with roasted rice)
chat over tea
maroon; reddish-brown
tea cloth; tea napkin
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
tea-ceremony room; tea-ceremony hut; restaurant; coffee shop; cafe
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea
tea plantation; tea shop
tea strainer
orange tabby (cat)
cake served with tea; snack; offering or gift given at Buddhist services; light meal taken before breakfast by farmers
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
① 黒とオレンジ色の中間色。飲料の紅茶、コーヒー、土、木の幹などの色。
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea
① 山地に自生する茶。② 椿。
① 茶碗やカップについた、茶の成分が頑固に付着したもの。
① 湯や茶。
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
① 抹茶を点てる時にかき混ぜたり泡立てたりするのに用いる、竹製で先がほうきのような形をした道具。
① 抹茶を点てる時にかき混ぜたり泡立てたりするのに用いる、竹製で先がほうきのような形をした道具。
citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea
fine tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea; well-known brand of quality green tea
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
maroon; reddish-brown
① 茶を飲むときに合わせる菓子や漬物。
turmeric herbal tea
teahouse garden
① お茶を販売する店。
tea caddy; tea canister; tea can
funny word or gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) a woman's temple hair
maroon; reddish-brown
used tea leaves
① 茶の葉を蒸して乾燥させ、砕いて茶臼で挽いたもの。「抹」は「擂り潰して粉末にする」の意。
kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
Shizuoka-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture
powdered (green) tea
powdered (green) tea
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
first-grade tea (first picking)
simple meal eaten before tea is served
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea
tea jar; tea urn
to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; (lit.) to boil tea in one's navel
decoction of tea
① 茶の葉を飲料用に精製すること。② 精製された茶。
to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; (lit.) to boil tea in one's navel
hanging scroll in a tea-ceremony room
what a hoot!; joke of the century!; (lit.) one's navel boils water
small teapot
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
preparing powdered tea (at a tea ceremony)
① 茶葉を発酵途中で加熱して発酵を止め、半発酵させた茶。中国茶のうち青茶に分類される。
fine tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea; well-known brand of quality green tea
tea served without sweets
tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine
tea leaves which have been washed in hot water after drying
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication)
guricha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
what a hoot!; joke of the century!; (lit.) one's navel boils water
three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
tea name (name bestowed upon a tea ceremony practitioner)
cake tea (e.g. Pu-erh tea)
Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)
grey tinged with brown (gray)
grey tinged with brown (gray)
① 茶葉を発酵途中で加熱して発酵を止め、半発酵させた茶。中国茶のうち青茶に分類される。
theine; thein; caffeine
tea cloth; tea napkin
① 茶碗やカップについた、茶の成分が頑固に付着したもの。
citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea
turmeric herbal tea
to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; (lit.) to boil tea in one's navel
① 数え年108歳の祝い。
to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; (lit.) to boil tea in one's navel
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
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 prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
to play pranks
Tibetan drink made from dried lichen
aracha; unprocessed tea; unrefined tea; crude tea
low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
brown tinged with olive green
senna tea
brown tinged with olive green
tea ceremony master; tea ceremony instructor
Taiwanese tea (i.e. oolong)
basket for tea ceremony instruments
grayish-blue (color)
trinitrotoluene; TNT
coarse broken tea leaves and buds generated during the sifting process
light brown (traditional Japanese color name)
name of a tea blend
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha; tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season
basket for tea ceremony instruments
yellow-greenish light brown
grayish-blue (color)
drink of black tea mixed with coffee
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
Chayama Station (Fukuoka)
Examples (5 in total)
I don't like tea.
Tea is widely grown in India.
I don't like mint tea.