ちゃ
Meanings
Noun
1. tea
I drank tea in silence.
2. tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
3. tea preparation; making tea
4. brown
Archaic
Adjective (な)
Noun
5. mockery
Pitch accent
ちゃ
Top 25600
Used in vocabulary (190 in total)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
humorous words; funny gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); (arch.) woman's temple hair
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
leaf tea
hot water and tea; hot drinks (esp. while entertaining)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; brown eyes
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
guricha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea
matcha; powdered green tea
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
tea cloth; tea napkin
knowledge of tea ceremony; understanding of the Way of Tea; sense of refinement; air of sophistication; playfulness; mischievousness
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
chamame (variety of edamame)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
cake served with tea; snack; offering or gift given at Buddhist services; light meal taken before breakfast by farmers
tea processing
chat over tea
108th birthday
brown; light brown; tawny
maroon; reddish-brown
black tea
reddish brown
lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea
brown; light brown; tawny
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
kettle (used in tea ceremony)
tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)
citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea
tea served without sweets
to play pranks
light brown; tawny
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
barley tea
tea jar; tea urn
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu
cha soba; soba containing green tea
used tea leaves
tea caddy; tea canister; tea can
Tibetan drink made from dried lichen
common camellia (Camellia japonica); (arch.) tea produced in the mountains
tea leaf; tea leaves
(Japanese-style) living room
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
tea house; wayside tea stall
tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour; tea arbor
dark brown; olive brown
roasted green tea
dark reddish-brown; liver color
master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes
weak matcha; light brown (color, colour)
Japanese tea
tea ceremony; chanoyu
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal
tea-server; flatterer; sycophant
coarse tea
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
tea utensils
tea room; tea ceremony
green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea
kelp tea; seaweed tea
kelp tea; seaweed tea
tea and cakes; refreshments
tea drinking
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors
deep brown; dark tea (e.g. Chinese pu'er tea); fermented tea
tea cabinet; cupboard for tea implements
flower tea; tea made from or flavored with flower petals
first tea of the season
theine; thein; caffeine
maté; yerba maté tea
strong or bitter (green) tea
cold tea; cold brew tea
cake or snack served with tea
green tea with roasted brown rice
tea grinding mortar (hand mill)
light brown; white tea
white tea
tea strainer
tea-ceremony room; tea-ceremony hut; restaurant; coffee shop; cafe
bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea; tea ladle
tea plantation; tea shop
orange tabby (cat)
teacup saucer
tea tray
tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea
Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea
Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea
tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.)
teaspoon; bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea
fermented tea
brown sash; brown belt
fine (green) tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea
tea gruel; tea flavoured rice gruel
Wabi-cha
greenish brown
turmeric herbal tea
turmeric herbal tea
tea industry; tea production
Butter tea
tea seller
jasmine tea
tea store
teahouse garden
what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; (lit.) to boil tea with one's navel (using the heat generated by laughing)
first-grade tea (first picking)
blended tea
tea-growing district; tea-producing center; rest area serving tea (esp. at a temple or shrine); tea house
kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking
powdered (green) tea
powdered (green) tea
Shizuoka-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture
what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter; (lit.) one's navel boils water (using the heat generated by laughing)
decoction of tea
simple meal eaten before tea is served
mulberry leaf tea; yellow ochre (color); mustard brown; camel
preparing powdered tea (at a tea ceremony)
hanging scroll in a tea-ceremony room
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year
Chinese-style vegetarian cuisine (popular in the Edo period)
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
second-grade tea (second picking)
tea tussock moth (Arna pseudoconspersa); Japanese browntail moth
tea leaves which have been washed in hot water after drying
coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication)
small teapot
Sayama tea
Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)
just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
cake tea (e.g. Pu-erh tea)
tea name (name bestowed upon a tea ceremony practitioner)
grey tinged with brown (gray)
grey tinged with brown (gray)
tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest
three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)
chestnut brown
Yamecha; Yame tea; high-quality tea from the Yame area in Fukuoka
Goishicha (fermented tea variety)
chopped pickled vegetables with sweet vinegar and chili pepper
senna tea
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha; tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season
Taiwanese tea (i.e. oolong)
coarse broken tea leaves and buds generated during the sifting process
name of a tea blend
drink of black tea mixed with coffee
low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
basket for tea ceremony instruments
brown tinged with olive green
aracha; unprocessed tea; unrefined tea; crude tea
grayish-blue (color)
tea ceremony master; tea ceremony instructor
yellow-greenish light brown
light brown (traditional Japanese color name)
trinitrotoluene; TNT
Oriental tea tortrix moth (Homona magnanima)
Jūrokucha (blended tea drink)
Nama-cha (Kirin tea blend)
Vietnamese tea
entertaining people by serving tea (esp. in the Obaku school of Zen)
Chayama Station (Fukuoka)
Examples (12 in total)
I hadn't even served tea.
Have you finished drinking the tea?
I don't like tea.