Refers to tea as a drink or tea leaves. In everyday conversation, お茶 is often more natural, but 茶 is common in writing, compounds, labels, and plain expressions.
See also: お茶
Every morning, I drink tea after breakfast.
I had a cup of hot tea after the meal.
This tea has a nice aroma.
tea plant; Camellia sinensis
Botanical or agricultural use referring to the tea plant or tea as a crop, not the prepared drink.
Tea has been cultivated in this region for a long time.
tea ceremony; tea preparation; making tea
Refers to the practice or art of preparing tea, especially in contexts close to 茶道. Often appears in phrases about learning or knowing the tea ceremony.
See also: 茶道
She has studied the tea ceremony since she was young.
Learn the etiquette of tea preparation.
Abbreviation of 茶色. Common as a short color label, especially in product descriptions, clothing, design, or lists; 茶色 is clearer in ordinary full sentences.
See also: 茶色
These shoes come in black and brown.
I'm looking for a brown bag.
Archaic use meaning mockery or teasing; not a normal standalone modern word in this sense. It is related in meaning to modern 茶化す, 'to make fun of' or 'to tease.'
See also: 茶化す
The old use of 茶 is close to the sense of teasing that remains in modern 茶化す.
The tea ceremony teacher carefully prepared the tea.
When spring comes, farmers pick the tea leaves.
This wall is a brownish color.
A guest came, so I made some tea.
I'm learning the tea ceremony at university.
infusing (tea); infusion
tea (green or barley) · tea break; teatime · tea ceremony
black tea
absurd; unreasonable; ridiculous · rash; reckless · excessive; extreme; immoderate · very; extremely; excessively
brown; light brown; tawny
matcha; powdered green tea
green tea; Japanese tea
teahouse; rest stop · geisha teahouse; establishment with geisha entertainment · tea shop; tea dealer
farce; charade; sham · comic interlude; short humorous sketch · tea server; person who serves tea
rice bowl; teacup
Standard common kanji spelling for ちゃ. The polite/common everyday word for the drink is often お茶.
茶 is the standard kanji associated with tea, and ちゃ is a Sino-Japanese reading. No detailed historical derivation is specified.
brown-dyed hair; hair dyed brown
barley tea
living room; family room
light brown; tawny
make fun of; poke fun at; send up
chat over tea; tea-time talk
oolong tea
tea party; get-together · tea ceremony
green tea; leaf tea; non-powdered tea · medium-grade green tea
interruption; teasing remark; heckling
roasted green tea; hōjicha
tea room; tea ceremony room
chazuke; rice with green tea · simple meal; humble fare
playful; mischievous · prankster; rascal; scamp · brown eyes
yum cha; eating dim sum with tea
weak matcha; thin tea · light brown
tea ceremony; chanoyu
tea utensils; tea-things · tea caddy; container for powdered green tea
first tea of the season; new tea
tea plantation; tea field
tea plantation; tea garden; tea shop