Question

茶 ちや 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 2 艸: grass; plants; grass radical (no. 140)人: person木: tree; wood 艸 6 (none) tea 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).

Accepted Answer

チャ、サ tea 4 1116 9 140 くさ・くさかんむり 形声 Phonetic 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. 267

Kanji	茶
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	艸
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).
RTK Index (new)	267

Tea I Absurd Unreasonable Ceremony Coffee Black Light