日 本 茶(にほんちゃ)

にほんちゃ

noun

Japanese green tea

1. Japanese tea (typically green tea); Japanese-style green tea

Tea produced and prepared in the Japanese style — almost always green tea (緑茶(りょくちゃ)), in contrast to Chinese tea (中国茶(ちゅうごくちゃ)) or black tea (紅茶(こうちゃ)).

日本茶(にほんちゃ)を飲(の)んだ。

I drank some Japanese tea.

日本茶(にほんちゃ)は紅茶(こうちゃ)と違(ちが)って発酵(はっこう)させない。

Unlike black tea, Japanese tea is not fermented.

駅前(えきまえ)に新(あたら)しくおしゃれな日本茶(にほんちゃ)カフェができた。

A new stylish Japanese tea café has opened in front of the station.

Compound of 日本(にほん) (Japan) + 茶(ちゃ) (tea). The word marks tea as Japanese-style in contrast to other tea traditions; in everyday speech among Japanese speakers, plain お茶(ちゃ) usually already means this.

Common collocations

日本茶(にほんちゃ)を淹(い)れる: to brew Japanese tea
日本茶(にほんちゃ)カフェ: Japanese tea café
日本茶(にほんちゃ)専門店(せんもんてん): specialty Japanese tea shop

Similar words

緑茶(りょくちゃ): green tea — the type; nearly all 日本茶(にほんちゃ) is 緑茶(りょくちゃ)
紅茶(こうちゃ): black tea — contrasted with 日本茶(にほんちゃ)
中国茶(ちゅうごくちゃ): Chinese tea — contrasted with 日本茶(にほんちゃ)
お茶(ちゃ): tea (general) — in domestic contexts usually refers to 日本茶(にほんちゃ) by default

Related Words

Compare: 緑茶(りょくちゃ) (green tea)

Compare: 紅茶(こうちゃ) (black tea)

Compare: お茶(ちゃ) (tea)

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Added 2026.6.4 11:08 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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