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Kanji 茶: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 茶: tea

Key takeaways

Kanji 茶: tea. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

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Meaning

tea

On reading

チャ

Radical

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 茶

tea

Kanji structure breakdown

Structure breakdown

艹 + 人 + 木

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a person (人) standing between the grass (艹) and a tree (木) picking tea leaves. Since tea is a plant-based drink, the kanji combines the elements for grass and wood.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

チャ
  • 喫茶きっさ

    tea house / coffee shop

  • 焦げ茶こげちゃ

    dark brown color

  • 茶の間ちゃのま

    living room

  • 茶の湯ちゃのゆ

    Japanese tea ceremony

  • 無茶むちゃ

    absurd / unreasonable / excessive

  • 無茶苦茶むちゃくちゃ

    messy / disorderly / unreasonable

  • 滅茶苦茶めちゃくちゃ

    absurd / chaotic / excessive

  • 茶碗ちゃわん

    rice bowl / tea cup

Commonly used words

  • 喫茶
    きっさ

    tea house / coffee shop

  • 焦げ茶
    こげちゃ

    dark brown color

  • 茶の間
    ちゃのま

    living room

  • 茶の湯
    ちゃのゆ

    Japanese tea ceremony

  • 無茶
    むちゃ

    absurd / unreasonable / excessive

  • 無茶苦茶
    むちゃくちゃ

    messy / disorderly / unreasonable

Example sentences

Example 1

駅の近くに喫があります。

Translation

There is a tea house near the station.

Example 2

休日は喫でゆっくりします。

Translation

I relax at a coffee shop on my day off.

Example 3

このバッグは焦げ色です。

Translation

This bag is dark brown.

Example 4

彼は焦げのコートを着ている。

Translation

He is wearing a dark brown coat.

Kanji 茶: tea | Daily Nihongo