noun
sencha tea ceremony; Way of Sencha Tea
A Chinese-influenced Japanese tea ceremony using leaf tea (sencha) rather than powdered matcha, associated with the Ōbaku school of Zen. Often contrasted with 茶道 (sadō/chadō), the matcha-based ceremony.
See also: 煎茶 (せんちゃ) · 黄檗宗 (おうばくしゅう)
煎茶道は、黄檗宗の僧侶によって日本に伝えられたと言われている。
It is said that the Way of Sencha Tea was introduced to Japan by monks of the Ōbaku school.
彼女は週末に煎茶道の稽古に通っている。
She attends sencha tea ceremony practice on weekends.
Refers to the leaf tea itself or the act of brewing it. 煎茶道 is the formalized ceremony or 'way' built around that tea.
Compound of 煎茶 (sencha, 'leaf tea') and 道 (dō, 'way, path'), following the pattern of other traditional arts such as 茶道 (sadō) and 華道 (kadō). The practice was influenced by Chinese tea culture and promoted by Ōbaku Zen monks in Japan.