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Tea I Absurd Unreasonable Ceremony Coffee Black Light

Kanji
Onyomi チャ、サ
Nanori ちや
English tea
Examples お茶(おちゃ): (1) tea (usu. green) (2) tea break (at work) (3) tea ceremony
茶(ちゃ): (1) tea (2) tea plant (Camellia sinensis) (3) tea preparation; making tea (4) brown (5) mockery
喫茶店(きっさてん): coffee lounge; coffee shop; (rather formal) cafe
紅茶(こうちゃ): black tea
茶色(ちゃいろ): light brown; tawny
茶の間(ちゃのま): living room (Japanese-style)
茶わん(ちゃわん): rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
喫茶(きっさ): tea drinking; tea house
無茶(むちゃ): absurd; unreasonable; excessive; rash; absurdity; nonsense
無茶苦茶(むちゃくちゃ): (1) nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic (2) awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless (3) disorder; confusion; being jumbled; being mixed up
目茶苦茶(めちゃくちゃ): (1) absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent (2) extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton (3) disorder; confusion; mess; wreck
茶の湯(ちゃのゆ): tea ceremony
焦げ茶(こげちゃ): black tea
茶色い(ちゃいろい): light brown; tawny
JLPT Level 4
Jouyou Grade 2
Frequency 1116
Components 艸: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)
人: person
木: tree; wood
Number of Strokes 9
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 140
Radical Strokes 6
Radical Reading くさ・くさかんむり
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword tea
Koohii Story 1 Some people think drinking tea is boring and quaint. That´s why I spice mine up by adding a cocktail umbrella, which of course is made from a wood-en toothpick supporting a paper umbrella with flowers printed on top.
Koohii Story 2 When I drink herbal tea I like to drink it under a parasol. If it´s too hot I go "ho, ho, ho !!" (katakana ホ).

Tags: jlpt.n4, grade2, kanjifreq1001-1500, kanji_food.drink

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