緑茶

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See also: 綠茶 and 绿茶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
緑	茶
りょく Grade: 3	ちゃ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
綠茶 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) りょくちゃ (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

緑(りょく)茶(ちゃ) • (ryokucha)

green tea
抹(まっ)茶(ちゃ)は緑(りょく)茶(ちゃ)の一(いっ)種(しゅ)。
Matcha wa ryokucha no isshu.
Matcha is a type of green tea.

See also

茶(ちゃ) (cha): tea
紅(こう)茶(ちゃ) (kōcha): black tea
煎(せん)茶(ちゃ) (sencha): (a variety of green tea)
玉(ぎょく)露(ろ) (gyokuro): (a variety of green tea)
抹(まっ)茶(ちゃ) (matcha): powdered green tea
茶(さ)道(どう) (sadō): Sado, Japanese tea ceremony

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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