緑茶

See also: 綠茶 and 绿茶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
緑	茶
りょく Grade: 3	ちゃ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
綠茶 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾʲo̞kɯ̟t͡ɕa̠]
• (Tokyo) りょくちゃ [ryòkúchá] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

緑(りょく)茶(ちゃ) • (ryokucha) 

1. green tea

   抹(まっ)茶(ちゃ)は緑(りょく)茶(ちゃ)の一(いっ)種(しゅ)。

   Matcha wa ryokucha no isshu.

   Matcha is a type of green tea.

See also

• 茶(ちゃ) (cha): tea
• 紅(こう)茶(ちゃ) (kōcha): black tea
• 煎(せん)茶(ちゃ) (sencha): (a variety of green tea)
• 玉(ぎょく)露(ろ) (gyokuro): (a variety of green tea)
• 抹(まっ)茶(ちゃ) (matcha): powdered green tea
• 茶(さ)道(どう) (sadō): Sado, Japanese tea ceremony

References

• “緑茶”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026
• Ineko Kondō, Fumi Takano, Mary E. Althaus, et al. (2002), Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, third edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN