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Where does “茶” come from?

茶 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 葉, from Middle Chinese 葉.

茶 (Japanese): tea; brown

Definitions

  1. tea; brown

Ancestry of “茶”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese葉leaf, needle, blade; a season, an age: a shorter...
2Middle Chinese葉—

Words derived from “茶”

  • kombucha
  • sencha
  • genmaicha
  • 昆布茶
  • お茶
  • 桂花茶
  • 茶の間
  • 茶葉
  • 煎茶
  • 普茶
  • 玄米茶
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