tea

9 strokesFrequency 1,116JLPT N3Grade 2

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チャ

Nanori

ちや

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

tea

Constituents

?flowers
𠆢umbrella
?wood
tree
wooden pole

Mnemonic Stories

I like to drink my tea with a toothpick (wooden pole) supporting a paper umbrella with a flower print on top.

Dictionary

Common Words

お茶ちゃNounFreq #1526
1

Polite

tea (esp. green or barley)

Examples
ご都合のよいときにお茶を飲みにお寄りになりませんか。
Why don't you drop in for tea at your convenience?
2

tea break (at work)

Examples
3時はお茶にしよう。
Let's have tea at 3:00.
3

tea ceremony

無茶ちゃむっちゃFreq #3232
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun; むっちゃ is dialectal

absurd; unreasonable; ridiculous

Examples
君がそれをたった一人でやろうなんてむちゃだ。
You are mad to try to do it all alone.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

rash; reckless

Examples
冬にその山に登るなんて彼は無茶だ。
He'd be crazy to climb the mountain in winter.
3

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

excessive; immoderate; extreme

Examples
無茶しなければよかった。
I shouldn't have overdone it.
4

Adverb (fukushi); Kansai-ben

very; extremely; excessively

紅茶うちゃNounFreq #3313
1

black tea

Examples
紅茶2杯とコーヒー1杯ください。
Two teas and a coffee, please.
ちゃくちゃ滅茶苦茶目茶苦茶Usually kanaFreq #3398
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous; incoherent

2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

extreme; senseless; reckless; wanton

Examples
オラ気分が良くなったで。でもよ、おとうさんに滅茶苦茶怒られちまうと思うべさ。
I feel a lot better now, but I know Dad's going to be real upset.
3

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

disorderly; chaotic; confused; messy

Examples
その地震は何もかもめちゃくちゃにした。
The earthquake smashed everything.
4

Adverb (fukushi)

incredibly; really; so; super

NounFreq #4106
1

tea

Examples
はインドで広く栽培されている。
Tea is widely grown in India.
2

tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

3

tea preparation; making tea

4

Abbreviation

brown

Examples
その猫の一方は黒で、もう一方はだ。
One of the cats is black, the other is brown.
5

Archaic; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

mockery

めっちゃ滅茶AdverbUsually kanaFreq #4285
1

Colloquial

extremely; very; really; super; so

喫茶店っさてんきっちゃてんNounFreq #5436
1

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

Examples
私たちは喫茶店で昼食をとった。
We ate lunch in a coffee lounge.
茶色ゃいろNoun~の Adj.Freq #6515
1

brown; light brown; tawny

Examples
その犬は茶色で小さくて、やせています。
The dog is brown, small and thin.
お茶会おちゃかいNounFreq #9011
1

tea party

ちゃくちゃ無茶苦茶ムチャクチャUsually kanaFreq #9643
1

Yojijukugo; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic

Examples
彼女は泣きながら、彼からの手紙をむちゃくちゃに引き裂いて捨てた。
In tears, she tore up his letter and threw it away.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless; reckless

3

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

disorder; confusion; being jumbled; being mixed up

4

Colloquial; Adverb (fukushi)

very; extremely; excessively

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