喫 茶(きっさ)

きっさ

noun

tea drinking; cafe (in compounds)

1. tea drinking; consumption of tea or coffee

The act of drinking tea or coffee, especially in a leisurely or social context. In contemporary Japanese it appears mostly as part of compound words denoting cafes.

駅前(えきまえ)に喫茶(きっさ)コーナーがある。

There's a tea-and-coffee corner in front of the station.

学園祭(がくえんさい)でクラスがメイド喫茶(きっさ)を出(だ)した。

At the school festival, our class ran a maid cafe.

昭和(しょうわ)の雰囲気(ふんいき)が残(のこ)る純(じゅん)喫茶(きっさ)でゆっくり過(す)ごした。

I spent some quiet time at an old-fashioned cafe with a Showa-era atmosphere.

Literally "drinking tea". Rarely used as a standalone word in modern speech; it appears mainly in compounds for cafes and tea shops.

Compounds

喫茶店(きっさてん): cafe; coffee shop
純(じゅん)喫茶(きっさ): traditional retro cafe (no alcohol)
メイド喫茶(きっさ): maid cafe
コスプレ喫茶(きっさ): cosplay cafe
猫(ねこ)喫茶(きっさ): cat cafe

Similar words

カフェ: cafe — modern loanword, more stylish or Western-leaning
茶店(ちゃみせ): traditional tea house — old-fashioned, often near temples or scenic spots

Related Words

Compare: カフェ (cafe)

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