茶 請(ちゃう)け

ちゃうけ

noun

tea snack; refreshment served with tea

food culture

1. tea snack; refreshment served with tea

A small snack or sweet served alongside tea. A traditional part of Japanese hospitality and tea-drinking culture.

茶請(ちゃう)けに煎餅(せんべい)を出(だ)す。

To serve rice crackers as a tea snack.

茶請(ちゃう)けに何(なに)か甘(あま)いものはありますか。

Do you have something sweet to go with the tea?

祖母(そぼ)の家(いえ)に行(い)くと、いつも手作(てづく)りの茶請(ちゃう)けが用意(ようい)されている。

Whenever I visit my grandmother's house, she always has homemade tea snacks ready.

Composed of 茶(ちゃ) (tea) + 請(う)け (receiving, accompanying). Refers to snacks served alongside tea to complement the flavor. In Japanese culture, offering tea with an appropriate snack is a basic form of hospitality.

Common collocations

茶請(ちゃう)けに出(だ)す: to serve as a tea snack
茶請(ちゃう)けの菓子(かし): tea sweets
茶請(ちゃう)けに漬物(つけもの): pickles as a tea snack

Common tea snacks

煎餅(せんべい): rice crackers
饅頭(まんじゅう): steamed buns with sweet filling
羊羹(ようかん): sweet bean jelly
漬物(つけもの): pickles (with green tea)

Similar words

茶菓子(ちゃがし): tea sweets — more specifically refers to sweets (wagashi) paired with tea
茶(ちゃ)の子(こ): tea snack — an older, somewhat literary synonym
おやつ: snack — a general term for between-meal snacks, not specifically paired with tea

Related Words

Compare: 茶菓子(ちゃがし) (tea sweets)

Compare: おやつ (snack)

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Added 2026.4.6 21:14 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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