緑りょく茶ちゃ

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ちゃ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

1

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.

食しょく後ごに温あたたかい緑りょく茶ちゃを飲のむのが好すきです。
I like to drink hot green tea after meals.
この緑りょく茶ちゃは香かおりがとても良よい。
This green tea has a very nice aroma.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉を飲のむto drink green tea
食しょく後ごに緑りょく茶ちゃを飲のむと落おち着つく。
Drinking green tea after a meal is relaxing.
〈物もの〉を入いれるto brew/make green tea
お客きゃくさんのために緑りょく茶ちゃを入いれた。
I brewed some green tea for the guest.

Kanji

緑green
茶tea

Related words

日本にほん茶ちゃ
日本茶 is a broader term covering all Japanese teas, while 緑茶 refers specifically to the unfermented green variety.
お茶ちゃN5
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.
抹まっ茶ちゃ
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.
麦むぎ茶ちゃ
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.

Opposites

紅こう茶ちゃN5
緑茶 is unfermented Japanese green tea, while 紅茶 is fully fermented black tea.

Don't confuse with

抹まっ茶ちゃ
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.

Counted with

煎せん
infusing (tea); infusion

Word family

玉たま緑りょく茶ちゃ
tamaryokucha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea

Etymology

Compound of 緑 (ryoku, 'green') and 茶 (cha, 'tea').