茶
茶·tea
- On-yomi
- チャサ
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| お茶 | おちゃ | tea |
| 喫茶店 | きっさてん | coffee shop, tearoom |
| 茶色 | ちゃいろ | brown |
| 紅茶 | こうちゃ | black tea |
Example sentences
お茶をもう一杯いかがですか。
おちゃをもういっぱいいかがですか。
Would you like another cup of tea?
駅の近くの喫茶店で待っています。
えきのちかくのきっさてんでまっています。
I'll be waiting at the coffee shop near the station.
茶色のくつをはいています。
ちゃいろのくつをはいています。
I'm wearing brown shoes.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Reading 喫茶店 as *きっちゃてん — here 茶 takes the サ reading, giving きっさてん
- Saying 茶 without お in polite speech — お茶 is the normal form
Memory aid
Picture it
Grass (艹) growing over a person sheltering under a roof — leaves picked and brewed into tea.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- お茶おちゃtea (green tea)
- 紅茶こうちゃblack tea
- 喫茶店きっさてんcoffee shop
- 茶色ちゃいろbrown
- 茶道さどうtea ceremony
- 茶ちゃtea; (as 茶色) brown
- 茶碗ちゃわんrice bowl
- 茶色いちゃいろいbrown
- お茶を濁すおちゃをにごすto give an evasive answer
- 喫茶きっさtea drinking; (in compounds) tea room, coffee shop
- 茶の間ちゃのまliving room (Japanese-style); family room
- 焦げ茶こげちゃdark brown; blackish brown
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