Illustration: A compact neighborhood café contains a polished counter, several small tables, and upholstered booth seats. Behind the counter, the proprietor pours coffee through a cloth filter while a kettle and stacked cups sit within reach.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

喫きっ茶さ

kissa

coffee shop, tearoom

As a standalone name for a cafe, 喫茶 is formal; 喫茶店 is common. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 和風わふう喫茶きっさ「茶寮都路里さりょうみやこじさと」を本社ほんしゃビルにオープン。

    Opened a Japanese style teahouse 'Saryo Tsujiri' in the head-office building.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  2. また、南部食堂なんぶしょくどうに併設へいせつされる喫茶きっさブリュッケでも個性的こせいてきなパフェが扱あつかわれている。

    And "Brucke", the café set up next to the "Nanbu Restaurant", also has unique parfaits.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. また食堂しょくどう、喫茶きっさなども経営けいえいして次第しだいに大おおきくなり、現在げんざいの中村屋隆盛なかむらやりゅうせいの礎いしずえを築きずいた。

    In addition, his business had become gradually larger along with running restaurants, cafes, etc., and he built the foundation of the prosperity of the present Nakamuraya.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 喫茶

  • 喫eat; drinkOnキツKunのむ
  • 茶teaOnチャ・サ

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