茶(ちゃ)

ちゃ
noun
tea
1. tea
A beverage made from tea leaves. In Japanese, 茶(ちゃ) typically refers to Japanese green tea by default, though it can refer to tea in general.
お茶(ちゃ)を飲(の)みませんか。
Would you like to have some tea?
日本(にほん)では食事(しょくじ)の後(あと)にお茶(ちゃ)を飲(の)む。
In Japan, people drink tea after meals.
お茶(ちゃ)を入(い)れましょうか。
Shall I make some tea?
熱(あつ)いお茶(ちゃ)が好(す)きです。
I like hot tea.
お茶(ちゃ)は体(からだ)に良(よ)い飲(の)み物(もの)だと言(い)われている。
Tea is said to be a healthy drink.
2. brown (color)
The color brown, named after the color of tea. Used in compound words like 茶色(ちゃいろ) (brown color).
目(め)が茶色(ちゃいろ)い。
My eyes are brown.
茶色(ちゃいろ) = brown (color)
茶色(ちゃいろ)い犬(いぬ)が走(はし)っている。
A brown dog is running.
茶色(ちゃいろ)の靴(くつ)を履(は)いている。
I'm wearing brown shoes.
髪(かみ)の色(いろ)は茶色(ちゃいろ)です。
My hair color is brown.
茶色(ちゃいろ)く焼(や)けた肌(はだ)。
Sun-tanned (brown) skin.

USAGE: The polite form お茶(ちゃ) is more commonly used in everyday speech. Without any modifier, 茶(ちゃ)/お茶(ちゃ) typically means Japanese green tea (緑茶(りょくちゃ)).

TYPES OF TEA:

COMMON PATTERNS:

IDIOM: 茶(ちゃ)を濁(にご)す means 'to evade the issue' or 'to gloss over something'.

Related Words

Related: お茶(ちゃ) (polite form)
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Added 2026.1.12 18:18 · Revised 2026.5.26 2:14
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