tea container (for thick tea in tea ceremony)
A small lidded container used in the Japanese tea ceremony to hold powdered matcha, especially thick tea (koicha).
The chaire is used to hold thick tea in the tea ceremony.
Alternate spelling with okurigana; also used.
Compound of 茶 (cha, 'tea') and 入 (ire, 'container', from 入れる ireru, 'to put in').