• 茶ちゃ — tea
• 茶道さどう — tea ceremony
• 緑茶りょくちゃ — green tea
• 紅茶こうちゃ — black tea
• 茶碗ちゃわん — tea bowl
• 茶店ちゃみせ — tea shop

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 緑茶りょくちゃが人気にんきです。
Green tea is popular in Japan.

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

🎧 Practice the native Japanese pronunciation of 茶.