点前てまえ

also: たてまえ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

tea ceremony procedure; tea ceremony etiquette

Refers to the formalized steps and manners of preparing and serving matcha in the Japanese tea ceremony. Often used with the honorific prefix お (お点前).

Kanji

点spot, point, mark
前in front, before
立stand up, rise, set up

Don't confuse with

手て前まえN2
点前 is the specialized tea-ceremony spelling used only for the procedure of making tea, while 手前 covers many broader spatial, idiomatic, and pronoun uses.

Written forms

点前
- てまえ
  Standard kanji spelling for the tea ceremony sense. Read てまえ.
- たてまえ
てまえUsage100%
立たて前まえ
Rare variant spelling; the reading たてまえ is uncommon for this word. Usually read てまえ.
立たて前まえ
Rare variant spelling; the reading たてまえ is uncommon for this word. Usually read てまえ.
点て前てまえ
Search-only form; not a standard spelling.
たてまえ

Etymology

From 点てる (たてる, 'to prepare tea') + 前 (まえ, 'in front of'), referring to the actions performed in front of the guest. The reading てまえ is a contraction of たてまえ.