茶ちゃ事ごと

noun

tea gathering; tea ceremony event

A formal or semi-formal gathering centered around the tea ceremony (茶道). Often implies a hosted event with a set procedure.

• 来らい月げつ、先せん生せいの茶ちゃ事じに招まねかれました。

  I was invited to my teacher's tea gathering next month.

• 茶ちゃ事じの準じゅん備びには数すう日じつかかることもある。

  Preparing for a tea gathering can sometimes take several days.

noun

matter concerning tea; tea-related affair

A general, somewhat formal term for any business, topic, or affair related to tea. Not limited to the tea ceremony.

• 茶ちゃ事じに詳くわしい方かたに話はなしを聞きいた。

  I asked someone knowledgeable about tea matters.

noun

memorial tea gathering; ancestral tea ceremony

A tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors, often on anniversaries or during Obon. A specific, traditional use.

• お盆ぼんには先せん祖ぞ供く養ようの茶ちゃ事じを営いとなむ家いえもある。

  Some families hold a memorial tea gathering for their ancestors during Obon.