Meaning

Primary

Tea

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The just makes the word more polite. Since tea is so important in Japan, it gets the . Otherwise, you should be able to figure out the meaning as it's the same as the kanji.

Reading

おちゃ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the on'yomi reading, just like you learned with the kanji.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • お茶をのむ

    to drink tea

    お茶を出す

    to serve tea

    お茶を入れる

    to make tea

Context Sentences

お茶下さい。

Tea, please.

ここには去年、お茶の木が生えていました。

Last year, there was a tea tree here.

イギリス人はよく午後にお茶をのむんですか?

Do British people often drink tea in the afternoon?

Kanji Composition