茶

Second grade kyōiku kanji (romanization)


茶

→ Ainu: チャ (ca)

→ Nivkh: ча (ț’a)

→ Yonaguni: サー (sa:)

From various lects of Middle Chinese 茶 (MC drae). Compare Mandarin 茶 (chá), Hakka 茶 (chhà), Cantonese 茶 (caa⁴). Doublet of チャイ (chai).

a game of drinking varieties of tea and guessing them correctly

Camellia sinensis
Camellia sinensis#Translingual

Synonym of 茶の木 (cha no ki, “tea plant, Camellia sinensis”)


緑茶

[ɾʲo̞kɯ̟t͡ɕa̠]

抹茶は緑茶の一種。


紅茶

紅茶を入れる

紅茶を飲む


菊花茶

ja-noun

菊(きく)花(か)茶(ちゃ) • (kikukacha) ^(←きくくわちゃ (kikukwatya)?)

菊花茶 (canonical)
kikukacha (romanization)
kikukwatya (romanization)
きくくわちゃ (hiragana historical)


菊花茶

菊(きっ)花(か)茶(ちゃ) • (kikkacha) ^(←きくくわちゃ (kikukwatya)?)

菊花茶 (canonical)
kikkacha (romanization)
kikukwatya (romanization)
きくくわちゃ (hiragana historical)


抹茶

抹(まっ)茶(ちゃ) • (matcha) ^(←まつちや (matutya)?)

抹茶 (canonical)
matcha (romanization)
matutya (romanization)
まつちや (hiragana historical)

From 抹(まつ) (matsu, “to rub”) + 茶(ちゃ) (cha, “tea”).

ja-compound

a Japanese green tea made from mixing hot water with this powder.


烏龍茶

ja-noun

烏龍茶(ウーロンちゃ) • (ūroncha)

[ɯ̟ːɾõ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕa̠]

Borrowed from Mandarin 烏龍茶 /乌龙茶 (wūlóngchá).


ティースプーン

ティースプーン • (tīsupūn)

[tʲiːsɨ̥pɯ̟̃ːɴ]


玄米茶

玄米茶 (canonical)
genmaicha (romanization)

[ɡẽ̞mːa̠it͡ɕa̠]

Compound of 玄米 (genmai, “brown rice”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”).

affix

genmaicha (green tea with toasted brown rice)


ティー

Synonym of 茶 (cha, “tea”) (drink made from leaves of tea plant)


茉莉花茶

茉莉花茶 (canonical)
matsurikacha (romanization)


桂花茶

ja-noun

桂(けい)花(か)茶(ちゃ) • (keikacha) ^(←けいくわちや (keikwatya)?)

桂花茶 (canonical)
keikacha (romanization)
keikwatya (romanization)
けいくわちや (hiragana historical)

Compound of 桂花 (keika, “sweet osmanthus”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”).

compound

osmanthus flower tea: black tea with sweet osmanthus blossoms mixed in


カフェイン

Borrowed from German Kaffein or English caffeine.


ティーバッグ

ja-noun

ティーバッグ • (tī baggu)

[tʲiː ba̠ɡ̚ɡ̊ɯ̟]


鷹の爪

鷹の爪 (canonical)
taka no tsume (romanization)

Compound of 鷹(たか) (taka, “hawk, falcon”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 爪(つめ) (tsume, “claw, talon”).

ja-compound

Capsicum annuum
Gamblea
ja:タカノツメ (ウコギ科)
ja:鷹の爪

Gamblea innovans, a deciduous tree native to Japan, used for its wood (possibly so called for the way the leaves grow in groups of three, similar to a hawk's claws)

Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuum#Translingual

a kind of chili (Capsicum annuum) that is curved and slender, used for pickling (so called for the way the shape resembles a hawk's claw)

a kind of high-quality tea (so called for the way guests may decide to stay longer to partake, as if caught by a claw)

Synonym of 爪草 (tsumekusa, “Japanese pearlwort, Sagina japonica”)


ハーブティー

ja-noun

ハーブティー • (hābu tī)

herbal tea (beverage made by infusion of herbs)


焙じ茶

焙(ほう)じ茶(ちゃ) • (hōjicha) ^(←はうじちゃ (fauzitya)?)

焙じ茶 (canonical)
hōjicha (romanization)
fauzitya (romanization)
はうじちゃ (hiragana historical)

焙(ほう)じ (hōji, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 焙(ほう)じる (hōjiru, from 焙(ほう) (hō))) + 茶(ちゃ) (cha, “tea”)


ティーカップ

ja-noun

ティーカップ • (tīkappu)


アフタヌーンティー

アフタヌーンティー • (afutanūn tī)

[a̠ɸɯ̟̊ta̠nɯ̟ːn tʲiː]


茶巾

茶巾 (canonical)
chakin (romanization)
枚 (counter)


茎茶

kukicha: a Japanese tea blend made from stems, stalks, and twigs


煎茶

English: sencha

[sẽ̞ɲ̟t͡ɕa̠]

From 煎 (sen, “extract essence by boiling”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”).

compound

any medium-grade green tea, as opposed to 玉露 (gyokuro, “high-grade green tea”) or 番茶 (bancha, “coarse tea”)


マテ茶

From Spanish mate, ultimately from Quechua mati.


おちゃっぱ

From お茶(ちゃ) (ocha, “tea”) + 葉(は) (ha, “leaf”).


ちゃつみ

From 茶(ちゃ) (cha) + 摘(つ)み (tsumi, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 摘(つ)む (tsumu).”).

ja-compound

茶摘機


ルイボス茶

ルイボス茶 (canonical)
ruibosu tī (romanization)

From ルイボス (ruibosu, “rooibos”) + ティー (tī, “tea”)

af

ja:ルイボス#ルイボス茶


ルイボス茶

ルイボス茶 (canonical)
ruibosu-cha (romanization)

[ɾɯ̟ibo̞sɨt͡ɕa̠]

From ルイボス (ruibosu, “rooibos”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”)

ja:ルイボス#ルイボス茶


茶布巾

[t͡ɕa̠ɸɯ̟kʲĩɴ]

Compound of 茶(ちゃ) (cha, “tea”) + 布(ふ)巾(きん) (fukin, “wiping cloth”).


甘茶

甘茶 (canonical)
甘茶 (canonical)
amacha (romanization)

甘(あま) (ama, “sweet”) + 茶(ちゃ) (cha, “tea”)

梅花甘茶

梅花甘茶 バイカアマチャ

Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii, a variety of bigleaf hydrangea

amacha, a sweet tea made from the leaves of Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii

Synonym of 甘茶蔓 (amacha-zuru, “jiaogulan, Gynostemma pentaphyllum”)

甘茶蔓

a sweet tea made from the leaves of Gynostemma pentaphyllum