薄茶(うすちゃ)

うすちゃ
noun
thin matcha; usucha
foodculture
1. thin matcha; usucha
Powdered green tea made with less tea and more water and whisked to a froth: the usual form of tea served in the tea ceremony. Also used as a color word for light brown.
薄茶(うすちゃ)を一服(いっぷく)いただいた。
I was served a bowl of thin tea.
薄茶(うすちゃ)は泡(あわ)を立(た)てて点(た)てる。
Thin tea is whisked to a froth.
茶会(ちゃかい)では濃茶(こいちゃ)の後(あと)に薄茶(うすちゃ)が出(で)ることが多(おお)く、客(きゃく)は一人(ひとり)ずつ自分(じぶん)の茶碗(ちゃわん)でいただく。
At a tea gathering, thin tea often follows thick tea, and each guest drinks from a bowl of their own.

Its counterpart 濃茶(こいちゃ) is thick, kneaded rather than whisked, and shared from one bowl. Café matcha drinks are closest to 薄茶(うすちゃ).

Common collocations

  • 薄茶(うすちゃ)を点(た)てる: to make thin tea
  • お薄(うす): thin tea (tea-ceremony shorthand)
  • 薄茶(うすちゃ)点前(てまえ): the procedure for making thin tea

Usage

As a color word, 薄茶(うすちゃ) or 薄茶色(うすちゃいろ) means light brown.

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Added 2026.10.20 22:04 · Revised 2026.10.20 22:07
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