Kanji1 / 9
茶 kanji
tea
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 2 (elementary school)
On readings
チャサ
Kun readings
NoneWords with 茶
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —お茶をひくto have no customers (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); to have no engagements
- —御茶を挽くto have no customers (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); to have no engagements
- —茶々をいれるto interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
- —茶茶を入れるto interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
- —茶飲み友だちtea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
- —めおと茶わんpair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls
- —プーアール茶Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea
- —お茶をにごすto evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
- —うなぎ茶漬けbroiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top
- —お茶を淹れるto make tea
- —お茶をいれるto make tea
- —臍で茶を沸かすwhat a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing)
- —臍で茶をわかすwhat a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing)
- —臍が茶を沸かすwhat a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; one's navel boils water (using the heat generated by laughing)
- —臍が茶をわかすwhat a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; one's navel boils water (using the heat generated by laughing)
- —コーヒー茶わんcoffee cup
- —へそで茶をわかすwhat a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing)
- —御茶の子さいさいeasy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover
- —へそが茶をわかすwhat a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; one's navel boils water (using the heat generated by laughing)
- —大きに御世話、御茶でも上がれmind your own business!; keep out of it!