茶 房(さぼう)

さぼう

noun

tea room; traditional café

food building

1. tea room; traditional café; tearoom

A café or tea room, often with a refined or traditional atmosphere, serving tea, coffee, and light refreshments.

駅前(えきまえ)の茶房(さぼう)でお茶(ちゃ)をした。

I had tea at a tearoom near the station.

静(しず)かな茶房(さぼう)で読書(どくしょ)を楽(たの)しんだ。

I enjoyed reading in a quiet tea room.

京都(きょうと)の老舗(しにせ)の茶房(さぼう)で、抹茶(まっちゃ)と和菓子(わがし)をいただいた。

At a long-established tea room in Kyoto, I had matcha and traditional Japanese sweets.

Often used in the names of cafés and tea rooms, especially those with a traditional Japanese or refined aesthetic. Suggests a calmer, more elegant atmosphere than a typical カフェ or 喫茶店(きっさてん). Frequently found in tourist areas, temples, and historic districts.

Common collocations

和(わ)の茶房(さぼう): Japanese-style tearoom
老舗(しにせ)の茶房(さぼう): long-established tearoom
甘味(かんみ)茶房(さぼう): sweet-shop tearoom

Similar words

喫茶店(きっさてん): coffee shop/café — the standard everyday term
カフェ: café — Western-style, modern
茶室(ちゃしつ): tea ceremony room — specifically for formal tea ceremony, not a café
甘味処(かんみどころ): sweet shop — focuses on Japanese sweets with tea

Related Words

Compare: 喫茶店(きっさてん) (coffee shop/café)

Compare: カフェ (café)

Compare: 茶室(ちゃしつ) (tea ceremony room)

Compare: 甘味処(かんみどころ) (sweet shop)

Compare: 純喫茶(じゅんきっさ) (traditional coffee shop (no alcohol))

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