Where does “hojicha” come from?

hojicha (English) comes from Japanese 焙じ茶, from Japanese 茶, from Japanese 葉, from Middle Chinese 葉.

hojicha (English): A Japanese green tea that is roasted in a porcelain pot over charcoal

Definitions

  1. A Japanese green tea that is roasted in a porcelain pot over charcoal

Ancestry of “hojicha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese焙じ茶roasted green tea
2Japanese茶tea; brown
3Japanese葉leaf, needle, blade; a season, an age: a shorter...
4Middle Chinese葉—
Every word from Middle Chinese 葉 →Every word from Japanese 葉 →Every word from Japanese 茶 →
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