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茶 – tea
9 strokesTaught in grade 2#1116 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 茶 means tea. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is チャ、サ (cha, sa). It is written with 9 strokes, under radical 艸 (no. 140).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | チャ | cha |
| On’yomi | サ | sa |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 艸 (Kangxi radical 140). Components: 个・艾・木.
Words using 茶
お茶おちゃtea (esp. green or barley)紅茶こうちゃblack tea茶色ちゃいろbrown茶碗ちゃわんrice bowl喫茶店きっさてんcoffee shop茶ちゃtea茶色いちゃいろいlight brown無茶むちゃabsurd茶の間ちゃのま(Japanese-style) living room茶の湯ちゃのゆtea ceremony無茶苦茶むちゃくちゃnonsensical焦げ茶こげちゃdark brown
Example sentences
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.