also: ちゃわかい
tea party; social gathering with tea
A casual social event where tea and light refreshments are served, often with conversation. Similar to a Western tea party but can be used for informal meetings or club gatherings.
We will hold a tea party next Saturday.
We enjoyed tea and sweets while chatting about various things at the tea party.
Standard kanji spelling. The reading さわかい is more common than ちゃわかい.
Alternate reading, less common but still used.
Compound of 茶 (tea), 話 (talk), and 会 (meeting). The reading さわかい uses the on'yomi for 茶 (sa) and 話 (wa), while ちゃわかい uses the more common on'yomi for 茶 (cha).