抹茶

Chinese

 
girdle; brassiere; to plaster; play; to smear
 tea; tea plant
simp. and trad.
(抹茶)		 抹 茶

Etymology

From classical 末茶, influenced by Japanese.

Pronunciation

Noun

抹茶

  1. matcha

Japanese

Kanji in this term
抹 茶
まつ > まっ
Grade: S		 ちゃ
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

抹 (“to rub”) + 茶 (“tea”)

Noun

抹茶 (hiragana まっちゃ, rōmaji matcha)

  1. powder of matcha (also spelled as maccha).
    A Japanese powder made from specially treated green tea leaves for use in 茶道 (さどう, sadō, “Japanese tea ceremony”)
  2. The Japanese green tea made from mixing hot water with this powder.
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