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Kanji for Tea
The kanji for “tea” is 茶, read cha and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
tea
Tea; the calm of the Japanese tea ceremony (茶道).
Rooted in Chanoyu (茶の湯), the Japanese tea ceremony embodies harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility.
9 strokes On reading チャ、サ (cha, sa) JLPT N3
Dictionary meanings: tea
Readings used for names on Nazuke: sa, cha
In Japan it appears in about 113 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, mostly in girls’ names.
Names written with 茶: Charles 茶瑠鶴 · Richard 理茶登 · Christian 久里寿茶 · Cak 茶空 · Cha 茶 · Chad 茶道 · Chae 茶偉 · Chan 茶 · Chas 茶鶴 · Chau 茶宇 · Chun 茶 · Chana 茶南 and 36 more
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