茶 — tea
ちゃ
茶
tea
Grade 2
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
9 strokes
plant
food
color
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.
Meanings
- tea
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).
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.