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茶

Tea
Stroke count: 9

Readings

On readingチャ、サ
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 2Level 6

Meanings

  1. teaRtK
  1. tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
  2. tea preparation
  3. making tea
  4. brown

Synonyms

お茶茶色茶道

Popular Usage

お茶紅茶茶色喫茶店喫茶

Radicals and components

Radical艸grass
Components
How it's built
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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
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)
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
御茶おちゃ
tea (esp. green or barley)
日本茶にほんちゃ
green tea
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

Additional Examples

彼は濃い緑茶を飲みすぎた。
He drank too much strong green tea.tatoeba
彼は熱いお茶で舌をやけどした。
He scalded his tongue on the hot tea.tatoeba
彼は茶碗を床にたたきつけた。
He dashed the cup on the floor.tatoeba
彼は茶色の目をしている。
He has brown eyes.tatoeba
アガリ - お茶のこと。
Agari: Green teawiki
通常はお茶漬けと呼ばれる。
It is usually called o-chazuke.wiki
栃の実を混ぜてついた茶色の餅。
Brown mochi which is produced by mixing Japanese horse chestnuts into glutinous rice and pounding the mixture.wiki
色も茶色・及び黄金色のものが多い。
Many varieties are brown or gold in color.wiki

Stroke Order

9 strokes

Tea. 艹 (grass) + 人 + 木 (tree) — leaves from a bush picked by a person.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 茶

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step