Meaning

Primary

Tea Shop

Alternative

Teahouse

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A tea shop is a tea shop. Mmm, delicious, delicious tea.

Traditionally, a 茶屋 was a Japanese teahouse where travelers could rest and enjoy tea and snacks. These kinds of 茶屋 are less common today, but the term is still often used for cafes or restaurants designed to evoke the charm of historical Japanese teahouses.

Reading

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

Explanation

This word uses the readings you learned with the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 茶屋に入る

    to enter a tea shop

    茶屋に行く

    to go to a tea shop

    茶屋に上がる

    to enter a tea shop

Context Sentences

この町には古い茶屋があります。

This town has an old tea house.

茶屋に入って少し休みませんか?

Would you like to go into the teahouse and take a little break?

茶屋の前には竹林があって、赤い和風のパラソルもあります。

There is a bamboo grove in front of the teahouse, and there is also a red Japanese umbrella.

Kanji Composition