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
食後に温かい茶を一杯飲んだ。
I had a cup of hot tea after the meal.
Every morning, I drink tea after breakfast.
この茶は香りがいい。
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.
この地域では昔から茶を栽培している。
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
彼女は若いころから茶を習っている。
She has studied the tea ceremony since she was young.
茶の作法を学ぶ。
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
この靴は黒と茶があります。
These shoes come in black and brown.
茶のバッグを探しています。
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
古い用法の「茶」は、今の「茶化す」に残る「からかい」の意味に近い。
The old use of 茶 is close to the sense of teasing that remains in modern 茶化す.
茶道の先生が丁寧に茶を点てた。
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.
お茶 is the polite, everyday word for tea used in conversation, while 茶 is the plainer form found in writing, compounds, and labels.
茶色 is the full, unambiguous word for the color brown, while bare 茶 is a shorthand abbreviation used mainly in labels and lists.
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
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.
rice bowl; teacup
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