Kanji 茶

音読おんよみ: チャ・サ

訓読くんよみ: none *

画数かくすう: 9 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 艹(くさかんむり)

Meaning

Tea / tea plant

  • お茶おちゃ — tea
  • 紅茶こうちゃ — black tea
  • 緑茶りょくちゃ — green tea
  • 茶色ちゃいろ — brown
  • 茶店ちゃみせ — teahouse

The top radical 艹 indicates a plant, and the rest of the kanji gives phonetic hints. "茶" refers to the tea plant and tea as a drink. It’s commonly seen in both traditional and modern Japanese culture.

日本にほんでは 緑茶りょくちゃ人気にんきです。
Green tea is popular in Japan.

茶道さどう日本にほん伝統でんとう文化ぶんかです。
The tea ceremony is a traditional Japanese culture.

番
Creates
茶番ちゃばん — farce, absurd play
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