Green Tea
Green Leaf Tea, Sencha
noun
When you roast tea, you get green tea, also known as green leaf teaor sencha.
In reality there are various ways to make green tea, but for the purposes of this mnemonic, let's imagine it's always roasted!
This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.
煎茶を入れたので良かったら飲みませんか。
I made green tea. Would you like some?
スタバの煎茶グリーンアップルが大好きなんです。
I love Starbucks' sencha green apple tea.
私の兄はホットケーキに煎茶をかけて食べるんです。
My big brother pours green leaf tea over pancakes.