Chinese

Noun

茶園

1. tea field

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ちゃえん [chàéń] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕa̠ẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

茶園 ‎(hiragana ちゃえん, romaji chaen, historical hiragana ちやゑん)

1. tea plantation
   • 1905, Natsume Sōseki, 吾輩は猫である:

     吾輩 (わがはい)の家 (いえ)の裏 (うら)に十坪 (じゅうつぼ)ばかりの茶園 (ちゃえん)がある。

     Wagahai no ie no ura ni jū tsubo bakari no chaen ga aru.

     Behind my house, there is a tea field about 10 tsubo large.

2. tea shop

Synonyms

• (tea plantation): 茶畑 (ちゃばたけ) ‎(chabatake), 茗園 (めいえん) ‎(meien)

Proper noun

茶園 ‎(hiragana ちゃえん, romaji Chaen, historical hiragana ちやゑん)

1. A surname​.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) さえん [sàéń] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• (Tokyo) さ​えん [sáꜜèǹ] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠ẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

茶園 ‎(hiragana さえん, romaji saen, historical hiragana さゑん)

1. tea plantation

References

1. 1 2 3 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9