擂茶

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Chinese

beat (a drum); beat; to grind tea; tea plant
trad. (擂茶)
simp. #(擂茶)
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Noun

擂茶

  1. leicha; ground tea

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
れい
Hyōgai
ちゃ
Grade: 2
irregular

Borrowed from Mandarin 擂茶 (léichá).

Pronunciation

Noun

(れい)(ちゃ) (reicha

  1. leicha

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
Hyōgai Grade: 2
irregular
Alternative spelling
櫑茶

Pronunciation

Noun

擂茶(るいざ) (ruiza

  1. a container for tea with a dotted neck

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN