喫きっ茶さ

noun

tea drinking; drinking tea

Formal noun for the act or custom of drinking tea, especially in cultural or historical discussion.

• 日本にほんの喫きっ茶さの習しゅう慣かんについて調しらべている。

  I am researching the custom of tea drinking in Japan.

• 喫きっ茶さ文ぶん化かは時じ代だいとともに変へん化かしてきた。

  Tea-drinking culture has changed over time.

noun

teahouse; tearoom; coffee shop; cafe

Abbreviation of 喫茶店. As a standalone word for a cafe or coffee shop, it sounds somewhat formal or old-fashioned, and is common in names, signs, and set phrases.

See also: 喫茶店

• 駅えき前まえの喫きっ茶さで友ゆう人じんを待まった。

  I waited for my friend at the coffee shop in front of the station.

• デパートの喫きっ茶さで少すこし休やすもう。

  Let's take a short break at the department store cafe.