茶道(さどう)

Compound: 茶(さ) (tea) + 道(どう) (way, path)

Alternate readings

• 茶道(ちゃどう) - also correct

Major schools

• 裏千家(うらせんけ) (Urasenke - largest)
• 表千家(おもてせんけ) (Omotesenke)
• 武者小路千家(むしゃこうじせんけ) (Mushakōji-senke)

Common collocations

• 茶道(さどう)を習(なら)う (to learn tea ceremony)
• 茶道(さどう)の作法(さほう) (tea ceremony etiquette)
• 茶道(さどう)教室(きょうしつ) (tea ceremony class)
• お点前(てまえ) (the act of making tea)
• 茶室(ちゃしつ) (tea room)

Key terms

• 抹茶(まっちゃ) (matcha, powdered green tea)
• 茶碗(ちゃわん) (tea bowl)
• 茶筅(ちゃせん) (bamboo whisk)
• 和敬清寂(わけいせいじゃく) (harmony, respect, purity, tranquility - the four principles)