茶 道(さどう)

さどう

noun

tea ceremony

1. tea ceremony, the way of tea

The traditional Japanese art of preparing and serving matcha tea with prescribed rituals and etiquette.

茶道(さどう)を体験(たいけん)した。

I experienced a tea ceremony.

茶道(さどう)の作法(さほう)を学(まな)ぶ。

I learn tea ceremony etiquette.

京都(きょうと)で茶道(さどう)教室(きょうしつ)に通(かよ)っている。

I attend a tea ceremony class in Kyoto.

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

Pronunciation

茶道(ちゃどう) - also correct

Types

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)

Related words

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)

Related Words

Related: 華道(かどう) (flower arrangement)

Related: 書道(しょどう) (calligraphy)

Homophone: 作動(さどう) (operation, activation (of machinery))

Synonym: 茶(ちゃ)の湯(ゆ) (tea ceremony (classical term))

Related: 風炉先屏風(ふろさきびょうぶ) (tea-ceremony folding screen)

Compare: 香道(こうどう) (way of incense)

Related: 抹茶(まっちゃ) (matcha, powdered green tea)

Related: 茶碗(ちゃわん) (tea bowl)

Related: 茶筅(ちゃせん) (bamboo whisk)

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Added 2026.1.14 23:59 · Revised 2026.10.7 3:22

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