also: ちゃよう
tea leaf; tea leaves
Refers to processed or dried tea leaves used for brewing tea.
These tea leaves have a very nice aroma.
Put tea leaves in the teapot and pour hot water.
Standard kanji spelling for tea leaves.
Rare reading; ちゃば is the usual pronunciation.
Compound of 茶 (tea) and 葉 (leaf). The reading ちゃば is a standard kun'yomi compound, while ちゃよう is a rare on'yomi variant.