ChiramiN4 kanji · 9 strokes
茶 means tea
茶
艹 grass · 人 person · 木 tree
茶Memory trick
A person (人) between the grass and a tree (木): tea.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- tea
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- Grade 2 in Japan
From Chinese (onyomi) チャ cha
チャ (cha) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: サ sa
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Common word
お茶 おちゃ · ocha
tea
Built from
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艹 Used in 82 kanji
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What does 茶 mean?
Right: 茶 means tea.Not quite: 茶 means tea.In お茶, which reading does 茶 use?
Right. お茶 is read おちゃ (ocha): 茶 takes チャ, its reading from Chinese.Not quite. お茶 is read おちゃ (ocha): 茶 takes チャ, its reading from Chinese.