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茶

tea
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingチャ、サ
JōyōGrade 2
  1. tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
  2. tea preparation
  3. making tea
  4. brown

Popular Usage

お茶紅茶茶色喫茶店喫茶

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flowers (艹) · umbrella · wooden pole

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 267

Compound words

お茶おちゃ
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
紅茶こうちゃ
black tea
茶色ちゃいろ
brown; light brown; tawny
喫茶店きっさてん
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
喫茶きっさ
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffee shop
茶屋ちゃや
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea)
茶室ちゃしつ
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
茶道さどう
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
麦茶むぎちゃ
barley tea
抹茶まっちゃ
matcha; powdered green tea
無茶むちゃ
absurd; unreasonable; ridiculous; rash; reckless
茶碗ちゃわん
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
緑茶りょくちゃ
green tea; Japanese tea
茶筅ちゃせん
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)
茶の間ちゃのま
(Japanese-style) living room
茶の湯ちゃのゆ
tea ceremony; chanoyu
茶褐色ちゃかっしょく
dark reddish-brown; liver color
無茶苦茶むちゃくちゃ
nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic; awfully
滅茶苦茶めちゃくちゃ
absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent
目茶目茶めちゃめちゃ
disorderly; messy; ruined; absurd; unreasonable
ほうじ茶ほうじちゃ
roasted green tea
メイド喫茶めいどきっさ
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes

Stroke Order

9 strokes

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