煎せん茶ちゃ

noun

green tea; leaf tea; non-powdered tea

Refers to green tea made from whole or broken leaves, steeped in hot water, as opposed to powdered matcha. The most common everyday green tea in Japan.

See also: 抹茶

• 食しょく後ごに煎せん茶ちゃを飲のむのが好すきです。

  I like drinking green tea after meals.

• 煎せん茶ちゃと抹まっ茶ちゃの違ちがいを説せつ明めいしてください。

  Please explain the difference between leaf tea and powdered tea.

noun

medium-grade green tea

In tea grading, 煎茶 specifically refers to a medium-quality leaf tea, positioned between high-grade 玉露 and lower-grade 番茶. In everyday use, sense 1 is more common.

See also: 玉露 · 番茶

• この煎せん茶ちゃは玉ぎょく露ろほど高たかくないが、番ばん茶ちゃより香かおりが良よい。

  This medium-grade green tea is not as expensive as gyokuro, but it has a better aroma than bancha.