茶: tea

茶 chá

noun
: tea

Kun Reading

茶 | ちゃ cha

noun
: tea
: tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
: tea preparation; making tea
: (Abbreviation) brown; () (Archaism) mockery

お茶 OR 御茶 | おちゃ ocha

noun
: (Polite language) tea (usu. green)
: tea break (at work)
: tea ceremony

こげ茶 | こげちゃ kogecha

noun
: dark brown; olive brown

茶葉[叶] cha2ye4: tea leaves [ちゃば chaba]

茶葉蛋 cha2 ye4 dan4: tea egg (egg boiled with flavorings which may include black tea)

茶館[馆] cha2guan3: teahouse [茶店 | さてん saten OR ちゃみせ chamise: tea house]

茶點[点] cha2dian2: refreshments

茶會[会] cha2hui4: tea party [茶会 | ちゃかい chakai: formal tea party]

茶道 cha2dao4: Japanese tea ceremony; sado [ちゃどう chadou OR さどう sadou: tea ceremony; Way of Tea]

茶色 cha2 se4: dark brown; tawny [ちゃいろ chairo: light brown; tawny]

茶藝[艺] cha2 yi4: the art of tea

茶具 cha2ju4: tea set; tea service

茶碗 cha2wan3: teacup [ちゃわん chawan: rice bowl; tea cup; teacup]

茶碗蒸 | ちゃわんむし chawanmushi: savory egg custard

紅[红]茶 hong2cha2: black tea [こうちゃ koucha]

紅茶菌 OR 紅茶茸 | こうちゃきのこ koucha kinoko: kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea

黑茶 hei1 cha2: dark tea, a variety of fermented tea (e.g. Pu’er tea 普洱茶 Pu3 er3 cha2 from the Pu’er region of Yunnan)

清茶 qing1cha2: green tea; only tea (without food)

綠[绿]茶 lü4cha2: green tea
 
粉茶 | こちゃ kocha OR こなちゃ konacha: powdered (green) tea
煎茶 | せんちゃ sencha: green tea; tea leaves
 
抹茶 mo3cha2 OR 末茶 mo4cha2: green tea powder (matcha) [まっちゃ maccha: powdered green tea for ceremonies]

奶茶 nai3cha2: milk tea 泡茶pao4cha2: make tea

珍珠奶茶 zhen1zhu1 nai3cha2 OR 波霸奶茶 bo1ba4 nai3 cha2: pearl tea / bubble tea

花茶 hua1cha2: scented tea

菊花茶 ju2 hua1 cha2: chrysanthemum tea

茉莉花茶 mo4 li5 hua1 cha2: jasmine tea
[ジャスミン茶 | ジャスミンちゃ jasumincha]

涼[凉]茶 liang2cha2: Chinese herbal tea

玄米茶 xuan2 mi3 cha2: genmaicha; Japanese tea with added roasted brown rice
[げんまいちゃ genmaicha: tea (with roasted rice)]

麥[麦]茶: barley tea [麦茶 | むぎちゃ mugicha]

烏龍茶 [乌龙茶] wu1long2 cha2: oolong tea [烏龍茶 OR 烏竜茶 | ウーロンちゃ u-roncha]

龍[龙]井茶 long2 jing3 cha2: Longjing (tea)

南非茶 nan2 fei1 cha2 OR 博士茶 bo2 shi4 cha2 OR 紅灌木茶 hong2 guan4 mu4 cha2
: rooibos tea

泡茶 pao4cha2: to make tea

下午茶 xia4wu3 cha2: afternoon tea

三時のお八つ | さんじのおやつ sanji no oyatsu: afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

Japanese common word | expression | idiom
ゆず茶 | ゆずちゃ yuzucha
: citron tea
: jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea

茶巾寿司 | ちゃきんずし chakin zushi
: gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg

御茶漬 | おちゃづけ ochazuke: rice with tea poured on it (Japanese dish)

鰻茶漬 | うなちゃづけ unachazuke OR うなぎちゃづけ unagichazuke: broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top

お茶目 | おちゃめ ochame: playfulness; mischief; urchin; wag

猫喫茶 | ねこきっさ neko kissa: cat cafe; theme cafe where patrons can pet cats
漫画喫茶 | まんがきっさ manga kissa: manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)
メイド喫茶 | メイドきっさ meido kissa: maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes

茶にする | ちゃにする cha ni suru
: to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
: to take a tea break; to rest

茶を濁す | ちゃをにごす chao ni gosu
: to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen

日常茶飯 | にちじょうさはん nichijou sahan
: everyday occurrence

茶腹も一時 | ちゃばらもいっとき chabaramo ittoki
: Anything is better than nothing

番茶も出花 | ばんちゃもでばな bancha mo de bana
: even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; even coarse tea tastes good when freshly-brewed
OR
鬼も十八番茶も出花 | おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな oni mo juuhachi bancha mo de bana
: just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

日本三大茶 | にほんさんだいちゃ nihon sandai cha
: three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)

臍で茶を沸かす | へそでちゃをわかす heso de cha o wakasu
: to do something ridiculous; to do something bizarre; to boil tea in one’s navel

お茶の子さいさい | おちゃのこさいさい ocha no ko saisai
: It’s a piece of cake. It’s a simple task. It’s a cinch

Chinese expression | idiom
請喝茶 qing3 he1 cha2
: (lit.) to invite to tea; (fig.) (of police etc) to interrogate sb about their subversive political activities and warn them against further involvement

三茶六飯[饭] san1 cha2 liu4 fan4
: lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes; to be extremely considerate towards guests

粗茶淡飯[饭] cu1 cha2 dan4 fan4
: plain tea and simple food; (fig.) bread and water

柴米油鹽醬醋茶 [柴米油盐酱醋茶] chai2 mi3 you2 yan2 jiang4 cu4 cha2
: lit. firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy, vinegar, and tea; fig. life’s daily necessities