Japanese

Noun

緑茶 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 綠茶, hiragana りょくちゃ, romaji ryokucha)

1. green tea
   • 抹茶 (まっちゃ)は緑茶 (りょくちゃ)の一種 (いっしゅ)。

     Matcha wa ryokucha no isshu.

     Matcha is a type of green tea.

See also

• 茶 (ちゃ) ‎(cha): tea
• 紅茶 (こうちゃ) ‎(kōcha): black tea
• 煎茶 (せんちゃ) ‎(sencha): (a variety of green tea)
• 玉露 (ぎょくろ) ‎(gyokuro): (a variety of green tea)
• 抹茶 (まっちゃ) ‎(matcha): powdered green tea
• 茶道 (さどう) ‎(sadō): Sado, Japanese tea ceremony

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.