茶 — tea
ちゃ
茶
tea
ちゃ
U+8336
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #1116
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #252
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- tea
Readings
- On'yomi
- ちゃ cha さ sa
word
ちゃ cha On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
さ sa On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Words by frequency and grade
14 wordsEach dot is a word containing 茶: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 5 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Phono-semantic compound (形声). 艸 (grass/plant radical) gives the meaning. The lower portion provides the phonetic cha/sa. Tea.