昆布茶

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: S
ふ > ぶ
Grade: 5
ちゃ
Grade: 2
goon kan’yōon

Etymology[edit]

From 昆布 (konbu, kelp) +‎ (cha, tea).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(こん)()(ちゃ) (konbucha

  1. a drink made by chopping kombu (edible kelp), usually into powder, adding it in hot water, and drunk like tea

Descendants[edit]

  • English: kombucha (misnomer)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN