Illustration: At the tasting counter of a small Japanese tea shop, a shopkeeper pours freshly steeped tea from a glass teapot into two handleless cups. Unfurled tea leaves are clearly visible inside the pot, while a shallow dish of dry rolled leaves sits beside an open storage tin.

JLPT N4nounLevel estimated by Bebop

茶ちゃ

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tea

For a cup of tea, お茶 is more common. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. わたしはコーヒーよりも茶ちゃをこのむ。

    I prefer tea to coffee.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. イギリス人じんはそのころ茶ちゃの貿易ぼうえきを始はじめた。

    The English entered into the tea trade at that time.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. これは水みずっぽい茶ちゃだね。

    This is a weak tea, isn’t it?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 茶

  • 茶teaOnチャ・サ

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