甘茶

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: S
ちゃ
Grade: 2
yutōyomi
 甘茶 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

(あま) (ama, sweet) + (ちゃ) (cha, tea)

Pronunciation

Noun

(あま)(ちゃ) or 甘茶(アマチャ) (amacha

  1. Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii, a variety of bigleaf hydrangea
  2. amacha, a sweet tea made from the leaves of Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii
  3. Synonym of 甘茶蔓 (amacha-zuru, jiaogulan, Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
  4. a sweet tea made from the leaves of Gynostemma pentaphyllum

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

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