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
light brown; tawny
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
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)
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.)
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
roasted green tea
dark reddish-brown; liver color
reddish brown
dark brown; olive brown
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
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
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
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
cake or snack served with tea
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
light brown; tawny
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea
common camellia (Camellia japonica); (arch.) tea produced in the mountains
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
hot water and tea; hot drinks (esp. while entertaining)
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)
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)
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
cake or snack served with tea
turmeric herbal tea
teahouse garden
tea store
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
matcha; powdered green tea
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
tea processing
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)
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)
theine; thein; caffeine
tea cloth; tea napkin
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
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
108th birthday
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.