喫茶

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 喫茶 – see 吃茶 (“to have tea; to drink boiled water; etc.”). (This term is a variant traditional form of 吃茶).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
喫	茶
きつ > きっ Grade: S	さ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きっさ [kìssá] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) きっさ [kíꜜssà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲisːa̠]

Noun

喫(きっ)茶(さ) • (kissa) 

1. drinking tea
2. tea house, tearoom
   • 1934, 菊池寛, 貞操問答:

     ホテルの喫(きっ)茶(さ)は、二(に)階(かい)の食(しょく)堂(どう)の廊(ろう)下(か)に在(あ)った。

     Hoteru no kissa wa, nikai no shokudō no rōka ni atta.

     The hotel's tearoom was at the entrance of the cafeteria on the second floor.

Synonyms

• (tea house): 喫(きっ)茶(さ)店(てん) (kissaten)

Derived terms

• 漫(まん)画(が)喫(きっ)茶(さ), マンガ喫(きっ)茶(さ) (manga kissa): manga café
• 名(めい)曲(きょく)喫(きっ)茶(さ) (meikyoku kissa)
• メイド喫(きっ)茶(さ) (meido kissa): maid café

References

• “喫茶”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja in this term
喫	茶

Noun

喫茶 • (kkikda) (hangeul 끽다)

1. hanja form^? of 끽다 (“drinking tea”)