green tea; Japanese tea
Refers specifically to non-fermented, unoxidized Japanese green tea, as opposed to black tea (紅茶) or Chinese teas. The default tea in Japan.
食後に温かい緑茶を飲むのが好きです。
I like to drink hot green tea after meals.
Drinking green tea after a meal is relaxing.
この緑茶は香りがとても良い。
This green tea has a very nice aroma.
お客さんのために緑茶を入れた。
I brewed some green tea for the guest.
お茶 is the everyday, general word for tea (and often implies green tea by default), while 緑茶 is the precise term for green tea specifically.
緑茶 is the general term for steeped green tea, while 抹茶 refers specifically to the powdered form whisked into water for tea ceremony or used as a flavoring.
麦茶 is served cold in summer as a caffeine-free grain tea, while 緑茶 is the everyday caffeinated green tea made from tea leaves.
緑茶 is unfermented Japanese green tea, while 紅茶 is fully fermented black tea.
抹茶 is a powdered form of green tea used in tea ceremonies, whereas 緑茶 usually refers to the ordinary steeped loose-leaf version.
infusing (tea); infusion
tamaryokucha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
Compound of 緑 (ryoku, 'green') and 茶 (cha, 'tea').