also: しろちゃ
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
light brown; pale brown
Only with reading しらちゃ
Describes a light brown color, often used for clothing, fabric, or objects. The reading is しらちゃ.
white tea
Refers to the tea variety made from young leaves and buds, minimally processed. Can be read as しろちゃ or しらちゃ, but しろちゃ is more common for this sense.
Lately, white tea is talked about as being good for health.
She wore a light brown dress.
pale; faded; discolored; light brown
fade; discolor; lose color
Standard kanji spelling. The reading しらちゃ is used for the color sense; しろちゃ is an alternate reading for the tea sense.
Alternate reading used specifically for the tea variety.
Compound of 白 (しら/しろ, 'white') and 茶 (ちゃ, 'tea' or 'brown'). The color sense derives from the pale brown color of certain teas.