茶ちゃ人じん

noun

tea master; master of the tea ceremony

Refers to a person deeply versed in the art of the Japanese tea ceremony (茶道), often a practitioner or teacher.

• 彼かれは有ゆう名めいな茶ちゃ人じんで、多おおくの弟で子しを持もっている。

  He is a famous tea master and has many disciples.

noun

person of eccentric tastes; connoisseur of the unusual

Derived from the aesthetic sensibilities associated with tea masters, this sense describes someone with refined, often quirky, tastes in art, food, or lifestyle. Less common than the primary sense.

• 彼かれは食しょく通つうというより、むしろ茶ちゃ人じんと呼よぶべき風ふう変がわりな美び食しょく家かだ。

  He's not just a gourmet; he's more of an eccentric connoisseur, what you might call a 茶人.