煎茶

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Chinese

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simmer; decoct tea; tea plant
trad. (煎茶)
simp. #(煎茶)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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煎茶

  1. to make tea; to brew tea

Synonyms

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せん
Grade: S
ちゃ
Grade: 2
on'yomi kan'yōon

Etymology

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From (sen, extract essence by boiling) +‎ (cha, tea).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(せん)(ちゃ) (sencha

  1. sencha (infused green tea)
  2. any medium-grade green tea, as opposed to 玉露 (gyokuro, high-grade green tea) or 番茶 (bancha, coarse tea)

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: sencha

See also

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References

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