ほうじ茶(ちゃ)

ほうじちゃ
noun
roasted green tea
food
1. roasted green tea; houjicha
A Japanese green tea made by roasting tea leaves at high temperatures. It has a distinctive brown color, toasty aroma, and mild flavor with low caffeine content.
食後(しょくご)にほうじ茶(ちゃ)を飲(の)む。
I drink houjicha after meals.
ほうじ茶(ちゃ)はカフェインが少(すく)ないので夜(よる)でも飲(の)める。
Houjicha is low in caffeine, so you can drink it even at night.
最近(さいきん)はほうじ茶(ちゃ)ラテやほうじ茶(ちゃ)アイスなど、ほうじ茶(ちゃ)味(あじ)のスイーツが人気(にんき)だ。
Recently, houjicha-flavored sweets like houjicha lattes and houjicha ice cream have become popular.

Also written 焙(ほう)じ茶(ちゃ), though the hiragana form is more common. Its low caffeine and gentle flavor make it a common choice for children, older people and evening drinking, and in recent years it has become a popular flavor for lattes and sweets.

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Related: 煎茶(せんちゃ) (sencha, ordinary green tea)
Related: 番茶(ばんちゃ) (bancha, coarse everyday green tea)
Related: 抹茶(まっちゃ) (powdered green tea)
Related: 玉露(ぎょくろ) (high-grade shaded green tea)
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Added 2026.3.24 18:38 · Revised 2026.10.8 9:43
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