Where does “sencha” come from?
sencha (English) comes from Japanese 煎茶, from Japanese 茶, from Japanese 葉, from Middle Chinese 葉.
sencha (English): A form of Japanese green tea made by infusing the...
Definitions
- A form of Japanese green tea made by infusing the...
Ancestry of “sencha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 煎茶 | sencha; any medium-grade green tea, as opposed to... |
| 2 | Japanese | 茶 | tea; brown |
| 3 | Japanese | 葉 | leaf, needle, blade; a season, an age: a shorter... |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 葉 | — |