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茶

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

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Readings

TypeReadingRomaji
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: (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

ご都合のよいときにお茶を飲みにお寄りになりませんか。
Why don't you drop in for tea at your convenience?
Tatoeba #217046
３時はお茶にしよう。
Let's have tea at 3:00.
Tatoeba #235316
紅茶２杯とコーヒー１杯ください。
Two teas and a coffee, please.
Tatoeba #173510

Kanji with the same radical

葉落英若蔵花苦薬芸葬著草薄芝薦華

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