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お茶請け (おちゃうけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

お茶ちゃ請うけ

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Meanings

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noun

snack served with tea

polite (teineigo)

Polite term for a small sweet or savory snack offered alongside green tea, especially when receiving guests.

お客きゃく様さまにお茶ちゃ請うけを出だしましょう。
Let's serve some snacks with tea for our guest.
この和わ菓が子しはお茶ちゃ請うけにぴったりだ。
This Japanese sweet is perfect as a snack with tea.

Written forms

お茶ちゃ請うけ
Standard polite spelling using 請け (receiving/hosting).
お茶ちゃうけ
Common kana-mixed spelling; easier to write and widely seen.
お茶ちゃ受うけ
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 受け is a phonetic substitute for 請け.

Kanji

茶tea
請

solicit, invite, ask

受accept, undergo, answer (phone)

Similar words

茶ちゃ菓が子し
茶菓子 is a more general term for tea sweets, not necessarily implying hospitality. お茶請け specifically refers to snacks served to guests with tea.
お茶ちゃ
お茶 is the polite word for tea itself. お茶請け is the accompanying snack.

Etymology

Compound of お茶 (tea, with honorific prefix) and 請け (receiving, hosting), literally 'tea-receiving' snack.