| 茶 | ちゃ | tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea | |
| お茶 | おちゃ | tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony | n5 |
| 茶碗 | ちゃわん | rice bowl; tea cup; teacup | n3 |
| 紅茶 | こうちゃ | black tea | n5 |
| 茶色 | ちゃいろ | brown; light brown; tawny | n5 |
| 茶屋 | ちゃや | teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha | |
| 茶道 | さどう | tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō | n1 |
| 茶の間 | ちゃのま | (Japanese-style) living room | |
| 茶店 | ちゃみせ | tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten | |
| 抹茶 | まっちゃ | matcha; powdered green tea | |
| 無茶 | むちゃ | absurd; unreasonable; ridiculous; rash | |
| 喫茶店 | きっさてん | coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse | n5 |
| 茶室 | ちゃしつ | tearoom; tea house; tea-ceremony room; tea arbour | |
| 番茶 | ばんちゃ | coarse tea | |
| 滅茶苦茶 | めちゃくちゃ | absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous | |
| 煎茶 | せんちゃ | green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea | |
| 綠茶 | りょくちゃ | green tea; Japanese tea | n2 |
| 緑茶 | りょくちゃ | green tea; Japanese tea | n2 |
| 茶器 | ちゃき | tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony) | |
| 滅茶滅茶 | めちゃめちゃ | disorderly; messy; ruined; absurd | |
| 喫茶 | きっさ | tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge | |
| 茶道具 | ちゃどうぐ | tea utensils | |
| 茶の湯 | ちゃのゆ | tea ceremony; chanoyu | |
| 無茶苦茶 | むちゃくちゃ | nonsensical; unreasonable; absurd; unrealistic | |
| 滅茶 | めちゃ | very; extremely; so; absurd | |
| 茶番 | ちゃばん | farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki) | |
| 焦茶 | こげちゃ | dark brown; olive brown | |
| 山茶花 | さざんか | sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua) | |
| 茶人 | ちゃじん | master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes | |
| 茶漬 | ちゃづけ | chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal | |
| 水茶屋 | みずぢゃや | (Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services) | |
| 薄茶 | うすちゃ | weak matcha; light brown (color, colour) | |
| お茶屋 | おちゃや | (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha | |
| 茶褐色 | ちゃかっしょく | dark reddish-brown; liver color | |
| 茶代 | ちゃだい | a tip | |
| 渋茶 | しぶちゃ | strong or bitter (green) tea | |
| 茶坊主 | ちゃぼうず | tea-server; flatterer; sycophant | |
| 玉緑茶 | たまりょくちゃ | tamaryokucha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea | |
| 茶化す | ちゃかす | to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up | |
| 茶菓子 | ちゃがし | cake served with tea; teacake | |
| 茶色い | ちゃいろい | light brown; tawny | n5 |
| 茶目 | ちゃめ | playful; mischievous; joker; prankster | |
| 茶話 | ちゃばなし | chat over tea | |
| 茶会 | ちゃかい | tea party; get-together; tea ceremony | |
| 烏竜茶 | ウーロンちゃ | oolong tea | |
| 烏龍茶 | ウーロンちゃ | oolong tea | |
| 茶釜 | ちゃがま | kettle (used in tea ceremony) | |
| 茶わん | ちゃわん | rice bowl; tea cup; teacup | n3 |
| 掛茶屋 | かけぢゃや | roadside tea house; beach-side cafe; simple, hut-like cafe | |
| 茶菓 | さか | tea and cakes; refreshments | n3 |
| 茶盆 | ちゃぼん | tea tray | |
| 白茶 | しらちゃ | light brown; white tea | |
| 普茶料理 | ふちゃりょうり | Chinese-style vegetarian cuisine (popular in the Edo period) | |
| 茶席 | ちゃせき | tea room; tea ceremony | |
| 茶箪笥 | ちゃだんす | tea cabinet; cupboard for tea implements | |
| 赤茶ける | あかちゃける | to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured | |
| 海老茶 | えびちゃ | maroon; reddish-brown | |
| 茶事 | ちゃごと | tea gathering (for the tea ceremony); some matter concerning tea; family tea gathering held in memory of deceased ancestors | |
| 湯茶 | ゆちゃ | hot water and tea; hot drinks (esp. while entertaining) | |
| 茶園 | ちゃえん | tea plantation; tea shop | |
| ほうじ茶 | ほうじちゃ | roasted green tea | |
| 茶飯事 | さはんじ | matter of no importance; commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item | |
| 茶葉 | ちゃば | tea leaf; tea leaves | |
| お茶目 | おちゃめ | playful; mischievous; joker; prankster | |
| 日本茶 | にほんちゃ | Japanese tea | |
| 茶筅 | ちゃせん | tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk) | |
| 空茶 | からちゃ | tea served without sweets | |
| お茶会 | おちゃかい | tea party | |
| 茶棚 | ちゃだな | shelf on which tea and tea implements are kept | |
| お茶の子 | おちゃのこ | easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch | |
| 茶漬け | ちゃづけ | chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal | |
| 麦茶 | むぎちゃ | barley tea | |
| 茶々 | ちゃちゃ | interruption (e.g. of a conversation) | |
| 新茶 | しんちゃ | first tea of the season | n1 |
| 目茶 | めちゃ | very; extremely; so; absurd | |
| 葉茶屋 | はぢゃや | tea shop; tea merchant | |
| 茶入 | ちゃいれ | tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony) | |
| 茶托 | ちゃたく | teacup saucer | |
| 家常茶飯 | かじょうさはん | everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary | |
| 目茶苦茶 | めちゃくちゃ | absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous | |
| 茶気 | ちゃき | knowledge of tea ceremony; understanding of the Way of Tea; sense of refinement; air of sophistication | |
| 茶畑 | ちゃばたけ | tea plantation; tea field | |
| 製茶 | せいちゃ | tea processing | |
| 茶屋酒 | ちゃやざけ | liquor consumed in a teahouse | |
| 茶碗蒸し | ちゃわんむし | chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory) | |
| 白茶ける | しらちゃける | to fade; to discolour; to discolor | |
| 茶飯 | ちゃめし | rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu | |
| お茶漬け | おちゃづけ | ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it | |
| 煎茶道 | せんちゃどう | sencha tea ceremony; Way of Sencha Tea; Chinese-influenced Japanese tea ceremony using leaf tea rather than powdered tea, assoc. with the Ōbaku school of zen | |
| お茶の間 | おちゃのま | (Japanese-style) living room | |
| お茶請け | おちゃうけ | cake or snack served with tea | |
| 茶寮 | ちゃりょう | tea-ceremony room; tea-ceremony hut; restaurant; coffee shop | |
| 茶杓 | ちゃしゃく | bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea; tea ladle | |
| 茶庭 | ちゃてい | teahouse garden | |
| 甘茶 | あまちゃ | Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea); sweet hydrangea leaf; hydrangea tea | |
| 茶柱 | ちゃばしら | upright-floating tea stalk (considered a lucky omen) | |
| ウーロン茶 | ウーロンちゃ | oolong tea | |
| 中国茶 | ちゅうごくちゃ | Chinese tea | |
| 茶筒 | ちゃづつ | tea caddy | |
| 茶瓶 | ちゃびん | teapot | |
| 茶巾 | ちゃきん | tea cloth; tea napkin | |
| 銘茶 | めいちゃ | fine (green) tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea | |
| 茶豆 | ちゃまめ | chamame (variety of edamame) | |
| 茶飲み | ちゃのみ | tea drinking | |
| 日常茶飯 | にちじょうさはん | everyday occurrence | |
| 碾茶 | ひきちゃ | powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground) | |
| 粗茶 | そちゃ | coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup) | |
| 茶筌 | ちゃせん | tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk) | |
| 福茶 | ふくちゃ | lucky tea (var. of tea made from sea tangle, black soybeans, pepper, pickled plums, etc. and drunk on festive occasions); New Year tea | |
| 茶袋 | ちゃぶくろ | teabag | |
| 御茶屋 | おちゃや | (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha | |
| 茶入れ | ちゃいれ | tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony) | |
| 茶匙 | ちゃさじ | teaspoon; bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea | |
| 黒茶 | くろちゃ | deep brown; dark tea (e.g. Chinese pu'er tea); fermented tea | |
| 花茶 | はなちゃ | flower tea; tea made from or flavored with flower petals | |
| 茶髪 | ちゃぱつ | hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair | |
| 茶房 | さぼう | teahouse; coffee shop | |
| 茶業 | ちゃぎょう | tea industry; tea production | |
| 濃い茶 | こいちゃ | koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha | |
| 茶の子 | ちゃのこ | cake served with tea; snack; offering or gift given at Buddhist services; light meal taken before breakfast by farmers | |
| 普茶 | ふちゃ | entertaining people by serving tea (esp. in the Obaku school of Zen) | |
| 茶臼 | ちゃうす | tea grinding mortar (hand mill) | |
| 茶だんす | ちゃだんす | tea cabinet; cupboard for tea implements | |
| 点茶 | てんちゃ | preparing powdered tea (at a tea ceremony) | |
| 茶花 | ちゃばな | seasonal flowers arranged for a tea ceremony; flowers in a tea room | |
| 茶こし | ちゃこし | tea strainer | |
| 茶飲み話 | ちゃのみばなし | chat over tea; gossip; small talk | |
| 日常茶飯事 | にちじょうさはんじ | everyday occurrence | |
| 御茶 | おちゃ | tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony | n5 |
| 目茶目茶 | めちゃめちゃ | disorderly; messy; ruined; absurd | |
| 挽茶 | ひきちゃ | powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground) | |
| 茶利 | ちゃり | humorous words; funny gesture; funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.); woman's temple hair | |
| 茶舗 | ちゃほ | tea store | |
| 赤茶 | あかちゃ | reddish brown | |
| 狭山茶 | さやまちゃ | Sayama tea | |
| 茶どころ | ちゃどころ | tea-growing district; tea-producing center; rest area serving tea (esp. at a temple or shrine); tea house | |
| 茶壺 | ちゃつぼ | tea jar; tea urn | |
| 茶殻 | ちゃがら | used tea leaves | |
| 抹茶味 | まっちゃあじ | matcha flavor | |
| 焦げ茶 | こげちゃ | dark brown; olive brown | |
| 相撲茶屋 | すもうぢゃや | vendor at a sumo tournament | |
| 茶腹 | ちゃばら | stomach filled with tea | |
| 葉茶 | はぢゃ | leaf tea | |
| 飲茶 | ヤムチャ | yum cha; eating snacks (esp. dim sum) with tea | |
| 喫茶室 | きっさしつ | coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room | |
| 宇治茶 | うじちゃ | Uji-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated around Uji, Kyoto | |
| 茶めし | ちゃめし | rice boiled in tea flavored with sake and shoyu | |
| 葡萄茶 | えびちゃ | maroon; reddish-brown | |
| 薄茶色 | うすちゃいろ | light brown; pale brown | |
| お茶の水女子大学 | おちゃのみずじょしだいがく | Ochanomizu Women's University | |
| 冷茶 | れいちゃ | cold tea; cold brew tea | |
| 玄米茶 | げんまいちゃ | green tea with roasted brown rice | |
| 茶柄杓 | ちゃびしゃく | tea ladle | |
| 赤茶色 | あかちゃいろ | reddish brown | |
| 芽茶 | めちゃ | coarse broken tea leaves and buds generated during the sifting process | |
| 茶所 | ちゃどころ | tea-growing district; tea-producing center; rest area serving tea (esp. at a temple or shrine); tea house | |
| 茶渋 | ちゃしぶ | tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.) | |
| 昆布茶 | こぶちゃ | kelp tea; seaweed tea | |
| 茶懐石 | ちゃかいせき | simple meal eaten before tea is served | |
| 茶碗蒸 | ちゃわんむし | chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory) | |
| 茶筅髪 | ちゃせんがみ | hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk) | |
| 待合茶屋 | まちあいぢゃや | meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc. | |
| 料理茶屋 | りょうりぢゃや | (Edo-period) restaurant | |
| 茶掛け | ちゃがけ | hanging scroll in a tea-ceremony room | |
| 茶請け | ちゃうけ | cake or snack served with tea | |
| 茶目っ気 | ちゃめっけ | playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness | |
| 甜茶 | てんちゃ | tian cha; sweet tea; blackberry leaf tea; Chinese blackberry (Rubus suavissimus) | |
| 粉茶 | こちゃ | powdered (green) tea | |
| 茎茶 | くきちゃ | twig tea; stem tea; kukicha; tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season | |
| 莖茶 | くきちゃ | twig tea; stem tea; kukicha; tea made from twigs pruned from the tea plant during its dormant season | |
| えび茶 | えびちゃ | maroon; reddish-brown | |
| 唐茶 | からちゃ | tawny brown; dark vermillion | |
| 棒茶 | ぼうちゃ | twig tea; stem tea; kukicha | |
| 磚茶 | たんちゃ | brick tea | |
| 闘茶 | とうちゃ | tea-tasting contest | |
| 柚子茶 | ゆずちゃ | citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea | |
| 焙じ茶 | ほうじちゃ | roasted green tea | |
| 碁石茶 | ごいしちゃ | Goishicha (fermented tea variety) | |
| 茶せん | ちゃせん | tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk) | |
| 静岡茶 | しずおかちゃ | Shizuoka-cha; prized Japanese green tea cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture | |
| 天目茶碗 | てんもくぢゃわん | tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin | |
| 高麗茶碗 | こうらいぢゃわん | Koryo dynasty tea bowl | |
| 番茶も出花 | ばんちゃもでばな | even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; even coarse tea tastes good when freshly brewed | |
| 団茶 | だんちゃ | cake tea (e.g. Pu-erh tea) | |
| 茶壷 | ちゃつぼ | tea jar; tea urn | |
| 茶箱 | ちゃばこ | tea chest; box for tea utensils (tea ceremony) | |
| 茶船 | ちゃぶね | small boat used for transport on rivers (Edo period); barge; boat used for unloading goods from a large anchored boat; boat with a roof used for boating on a river | |
| 雪茶 | ゆきちゃ | Tibetan drink made from dried lichen | |
| 一番茶 | いちばんちゃ | first-grade tea (first picking) | |
| 抹茶塩 | まっちゃじお | matcha salt; salt mixed with powdered green tea | |
| 甘茶蔓 | あまちゃづる | jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum) | |
| 紅茶茸 | こうちゃキノコ | kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea | |
| 純喫茶 | じゅんきっさ | coffee shop that does not serve alcohol | |
| 茶断ち | ちゃだち | giving up or abstaining from tea | |
| 茶番劇 | ちゃばんげき | burlesque; low comedy; farce | |
| 茶蕎麦 | ちゃそば | cha soba; soba containing green tea | |
| 鴛鴦茶 | えんおうちゃ | drink of black tea mixed with coffee | |
| お茶くみ | おちゃくみ | serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady | |
| 夫婦茶碗 | めおとぢゃわん | pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls | |
| 漫画喫茶 | まんがきっさ | manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour) | |
| 焦げ茶色 | こげちゃいろ | dark brown; olive brown | |
| 山茶 | つばき | common camellia (Camellia japonica); tea produced in the mountains | |
| 茶商 | ちゃしょう | tea seller | |
| 茶寿 | ちゃじゅ | 108th birthday | |
| 茶帯 | ちゃおび | brown sash; brown belt | |
| 茶素 | ちゃそ | theine; thein; caffeine | |
| 茶陶 | ちゃとう | tea bowl | |
| 鶯茶 | うぐいすちゃ | greenish brown | |
| 鶸茶 | ひわちゃ | yellow-greenish light brown | |
| 台湾茶 | たいわんちゃ | Taiwanese tea (i.e. oolong) | |
| 大福茶 | おおぶくちゃ | tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year | |
| 抹茶色 | まっちゃいろ | soft yellow-green; subdued pea green; tea green | |
| 楽茶碗 | らくぢゃわん | hand-moulded earthenware teacup | |
| 茶屋女 | ちゃやおんな | woman employed in a restaurant or teahouse, often for entertainment or sexual services | |
| 茶話会 | さわかい | tea party | |
| 茶道口 | さどうぐち | host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room | |
| 路考茶 | ろこうちゃ | yellowish brown (traditional Japanese color name) | |
| 飯茶碗 | めしぢゃわん | rice bowl | |
| 茶番狂言 | ちゃばんきょうげん | farce; burlesque; low comedy | |
| 口茶 | くちぢゃ | adding more tea; adding fresh leaves to used ones in a teapot | |
| 桑茶 | くわちゃ | mulberry leaf tea; yellow ochre (color); mustard brown; camel | |
| 献茶 | けんちゃ | tea offering to the gods | |
| 生茶 | なまちゃ | Nama-cha (Kirin tea blend) | |
| 茶粥 | ちゃがゆ | tea gruel; tea flavoured rice gruel | |
| 茶茶 | ちゃちゃ | interruption (e.g. of a conversation) | |
| 茶鼠 | ちゃねずみ | grey tinged with brown (gray) | |
| 八女茶 | やめちゃ | Yamecha; Yame tea; high-quality tea from the Yame area in Fukuoka | |
| 挽き茶 | ひきちゃ | powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground) | |
| 焦茶色 | こげちゃいろ | dark brown; olive brown | |
| 色茶屋 | いろぢゃや | erotic tea house (employing prostitutes) | |
| 茶封筒 | ちゃぶうとう | brown envelope; manila envelope | |
| 黒茶色 | くろちゃいろ | deep brown | |
| 御茶の子 | おちゃのこ | easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch | |
| 御茶請け | おちゃうけ | cake or snack served with tea | |
| 無茶ぶり | むちゃぶり | unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable | |
| 芝居茶屋 | しばいぢゃや | tearoom attached to a theater (esp. in kabuki) | |
| 茶しゃく | ちゃしゃく | bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea; tea ladle | |
| 茶わん蒸し | ちゃわんむし | chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory) | |
| 茶いろ | ちゃいろ | brown; light brown; tawny | n5 |
| 冠茶 | かぶせちゃ | kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking | |
| 利茶 | ききちゃ | tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest | |
| 古茶 | こちゃ | last year's tea | |
| 名茶 | めいちゃ | fine (green) tea; brand-name tea; famous tea; choice tea | |
| 呈茶 | ていちゃ | serving tea (esp. in tea ceremony) | |
| 塩茶 | しおちゃ | coarse tea in which a pinch of salt is added (said to help dissipate alcoholic intoxication) | |
| 散茶 | さんちゃ | powdered tea; freshly-brewed, aromatic tea | |
| 末茶 | まっちゃ | matcha; powdered green tea | |
| 枯茶 | からちゃ | tawny brown; dark vermillion | |
| 柚茶 | ゆずちゃ | citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea | |
| 洗茶 | せんちゃ | tea leaves which have been washed in hot water after drying | |
| 濃茶 | こいちゃ | koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha | |
| 礪茶 | とのちゃ | dark brown; reddish brown; polished brown | |
| 聞茶 | ききちゃ | tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest | |
| 茶伯 | ちゃはく | tea ceremony master; tea ceremony instructor | |
| 茶処 | ちゃどころ | tea-growing district; tea-producing center; rest area serving tea (esp. at a temple or shrine); tea house | |
| 茶名 | ちゃめい | tea name (name bestowed upon a tea ceremony practitioner) | |
| 茶宴 | さえん | tea gathering | |
| 茶湯 | ちゃとう | an offering of tea and hot water made to Buddha or the spirit of the deceased; a tea infusion; tea and hot water; tea ceremony | |
| 茶篭 | ちゃかご | basket for tea ceremony instruments | |
| 茶籃 | ちゃかご | basket for tea ceremony instruments | |
| 茶籠 | ちゃかご | basket for tea ceremony instruments | |
| 茶缶 | ちゃかん | tea caddy; tea canister; tea can | |
| 茶銘 | ちゃめい | name of a tea blend | |
| 荒茶 | あらちゃ | aracha; unprocessed tea; unrefined tea; crude tea | |
| 貢茶 | ゴンチャ | Gong Cha (Taiwanese bubble tea chain) | |
| 配茶 | はいちゃ | serving tea (to hospital patients, esp. during meals) | |
| 雀茶 | すずめちゃ | light brown (traditional Japanese color name) | |
| 雲茶 | うんちゃ | plain matcha (powdered green tea) | |
| お茶漬 | おちゃづけ | ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it | |
| くわ茶 | くわちゃ | mulberry leaf tea; yellow ochre (color); mustard brown; camel | |
| ぐり茶 | ぐりちゃ | guricha; Japanese green tea similar to gunpowder tea | |
| こげ茶 | こげちゃ | dark brown; olive brown | |
| こぶ茶 | こぶちゃ | kelp tea; seaweed tea | |
| はぶ茶 | はぶちゃ | senna tea | |
| まっ茶 | まっちゃ | matcha; powdered green tea | |
| ゆず茶 | ゆずちゃ | citron tea; jelly-like concentrate of sweetened citron peel used to make citron tea | |
| マテ茶 | マテちゃ | maté; yerba maté tea | |
| 二番茶 | にばんちゃ | second-grade tea (second picking) | |
| 休茶屋 | やすみぢゃや | wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place | |
| 利き茶 | ききちゃ | tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest | |
| 十六茶 | じゅうろくちゃ | Jūrokucha (blended tea drink) | |
| 嗅ぎ茶 | かぎちゃ | tea tasting; tea-tasting | |
| 埋茶造 | うめちゃづくり | type of brothel in Yoshiwara (Edo period) | |
| 大服茶 | おおぶくちゃ | tea prepared for the New Year with the first water of the year | |
| 御茶子 | おちゃこ | female usher at traditional Kansai theatrical events | |
| 御茶漬 | おちゃづけ | ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it | |
| 悪茶利 | あくちゃり | practical joke; bad joke | |
| 普洱茶 | プーアルちゃ | Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea | |
| 杜仲茶 | とちゅうちゃ | Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure) | |
| 栗皮茶 | くりかわちゃ | chestnut brown | |
| 水松茶 | みるちゃ | brown tinged with olive green | |
| 波布茶 | はぶちゃ | senna tea | |
| 海松茶 | みるちゃ | brown tinged with olive green | |
| 煎じ茶 | せんじちゃ | decoction of tea | |
| 煕春茶 | ひちゅんちゃ | hyson (Chinese green tea) | |
| 熙春茶 | ひちゅんちゃ | hyson (Chinese green tea) | |
| 猫喫茶 | ねこきっさ | cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats | |
| 生姜茶 | しょうがちゃ | ginger tea | |
| 発酵茶 | はっこうちゃ | fermented tea | |
| 百塩茶 | ももしおちゃ | reddish-brown | |
| 皺苦茶 | しわくちゃ | crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased | |
| 碾き茶 | ひきちゃ | powdered green tea (steamed and dried before being stone-ground) | |
| 禿茶瓶 | はげちゃびん | bald head; balding head | |
| 紅茶菌 | こうちゃキノコ | kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea | |
| 給茶器 | きゅうちゃき | tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine | |
| 給茶機 | きゅうちゃき | tea dispenser (in office break rooms); tea machine | |
| 聞き茶 | ききちゃ | tea tasting; tea-tasting; tea-tasting contest | |
| 肉骨茶 | バクテー | bak kut teh (pork rib dish) | |
| 茶うけ | ちゃうけ | cake or snack served with tea | |
| 茶がま | ちゃがま | kettle (used in tea ceremony) | |
| 茶がゆ | ちゃがゆ | tea gruel; tea flavoured rice gruel | |
| 茶きん | ちゃきん | tea cloth; tea napkin | |
| 茶さじ | ちゃさじ | teaspoon; bamboo tea spoon for making Japanese tea | |
| 茶しぶ | ちゃしぶ | tea incrustation; tea stains (on teeth, cups, etc.) | |
| 茶そば | ちゃそば | cha soba; soba containing green tea | |
| 茶たく | ちゃたく | teacup saucer | |
| 茶づけ | ちゃづけ | chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it; simple meal | |
| 茶の木 | ちゃのき | tea plant (Camellia sinensis) | |
| 茶トラ | ちゃトラ | orange tabby (cat) | |
| 茶出し | ちゃだし | small teapot | |
| 茶器組 | ちゃきぐみ | tea set | |
| 茶巾鮨 | ちゃきんずし | gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg | |
| 茶挽草 | ちゃひきぐさ | wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats | |
| 茶摘み | ちゃつみ | tea harvesting (picking) | |
| 茶柱虫 | ちゃたてむし | psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice) | |
| 茶毒蛾 | チャドクガ | tea tussock moth (Arna pseudoconspersa); Japanese browntail moth | |
| 茶水晶 | ちゃすいしょう | brown quartz | |
| 茶汲み | ちゃくみ | serving tea; tea server | |
| 茶漉し | ちゃこし | tea strainer | |
| 茶漬る | ちゃづる | to eat chazuke | |
| 茶番的 | ちゃばんてき | farcical; comical | |
| 茶目る | ちゃめる | to play pranks | |
| 茶立虫 | ちゃたてむし | psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice) | |
| 茶花道 | さかどう | tea ceremony and flower arranging | |
| 茶華道 | さかどう | tea ceremony and flower arranging | |
| 茶葉巻 | チャハマキ | Oriental tea tortrix moth (Homona magnanima) | |
| 茶褐薬 | ちゃかつやく | trinitrotoluene; TNT | |
| 製茶業 | せいちゃぎょう | tea processing industry | |
| 豆殻茶 | まめがらちゃ | grayish-blue (color) | |
| 遠州茶 | えんしゅうちゃ | dark brown; muddy brown | |
| 釜炒茶 | かまいりちゃ | green tea fired in hot pans after a short withering (common Chinese technique) | |
| 鯛茶漬 | たいちゃづけ | tai chazuke; sea bream and tea over rice | |
| 鰻茶漬 | うなちゃづけ | broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top | |
| 鳥竜茶 | ウーロンちゃ | oolong tea | |
| 鳥龍茶 | ウーロンちゃ | oolong tea | |
| 黄枯茶 | きがらちゃ | bluish yellow | |
| うこん茶 | ウコンちゃ | turmeric herbal tea | |
| お茶うけ | おちゃうけ | cake or snack served with tea | |
| お茶っ葉 | おちゃっぱ | tea leaves | |
| お茶受け | おちゃうけ | cake or snack served with tea | |
| お茶汲み | おちゃくみ | serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady | |
| かぶせ茶 | かぶせちゃ | kabusecha; mild green tea which has been lightly screened from sunlight for 1-3 weeks before picking | |
| こげ茶色 | こげちゃいろ | dark brown; olive brown | |
| ウコン茶 | ウコンちゃ | turmeric herbal tea | |
| コーン茶 | コーンちゃ | corn tea | |
| ハゲ茶瓶 | はげちゃびん | bald head; balding head | |
| 不発酵茶 | ふはっこうちゃ | unfermented tea | |
| 休み茶屋 | やすみぢゃや | wayside teahouse; tea house used as a resting place | |
| 埋茶女郎 | うめちゃじょろう | low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period) | |
| 尋常茶飯 | じんじょうさはん | everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary | |
| 引手茶屋 | ひきてぢゃや | teahouse that introduces clients to prostitutes | |
| 御茶くみ | おちゃくみ | serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady | |
| 御茶っ葉 | おちゃっぱ | tea leaves | |
| 御茶汲み | おちゃくみ | serving tea (esp. at a company); tea server; tea lady | |
| 御茶漬け | おちゃづけ | ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it | |
| 手揉み茶 | てもみちゃ | tea rolled by hand over a dryer (old production method); hand-rolled tea | |
| 掛け茶屋 | かけぢゃや | roadside tea house; beach-side cafe; simple, hut-like cafe | |
| 揉み苦茶 | もみくちゃ | jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; (in a) crush | |
| 散茶女郎 | さんちゃじょろう | prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period) | |
| 文福茶釜 | ぶんぶくちゃがま | bunbuku chagama (a mythical raccoon dog transformed into a teapot) | |
| 普アル茶 | プーアルちゃ | Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea | |
| 曖昧茶屋 | あいまいぢゃや | brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc. | |
| 梅茶女郎 | うめちゃじょろう | low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period) | |
| 歌声喫茶 | うたごえきっさ | utagoe coffeehouse; sing-along tearoom; coffee shop in which customers can sing in chorus accompanied by a band | |
| 武家茶道 | ぶけさどう | warrior-style tea ceremony (such as the Enshū school) | |
| 深夜喫茶 | しんやきっさ | late-night coffee shop | |
| 深蒸し茶 | ふかむしちゃ | deep-steamed green tea | |
| 無発酵茶 | むはっこうちゃ | unfermented tea | |
| 無茶振り | むちゃぶり | unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable | |
| 無茶無茶 | むちゃむちゃ | awfully; extremely; to excess; senseless | |
| 爽健美茶 | そうけんびちゃ | Sokenbicha (tea brand) | |
| 珈琲茶碗 | コーヒーちゃわん | coffee cup | |
| 甘茶の木 | あまちゃのき | Hydrangea macrophylla var. thunbergii (variety of bigleaf hydrangea) | |
| 白茶けた | しらちゃけた | pale; faded; discolored; straw-colored | |
| 眉茶𪃹 | まみちゃじない | eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus); gray-headed thrush | |
| 破茶滅茶 | はちゃめちゃ | absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous | |
| 破茶目茶 | はちゃめちゃ | absurd; unreasonable; nonsensical; preposterous | |
| 禿げ茶瓶 | はげちゃびん | bald head; balding head | |
| 茶っぽい | ちゃっぽい | brownish | |
| 茶にする | ちゃにする | to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break | |
| 茶めっけ | ちゃめっけ | playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness | |
| 茶を濁す | ちゃをにごす | to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen | |
| 茶ダンス | ちゃだんす | tea cabinet; cupboard for tea implements | |
| 茶事七式 | ちゃじしちしき | seven styles of tea ceremonies | |
| 茶巾ずし | ちゃきんずし | gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg | |
| 茶巾寿し | ちゃきんずし | gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg | |
| 茶巾寿司 | ちゃきんずし | gomokuzushi wrapped in a thin layer of fried egg | |
| 茶引き草 | ちゃひきぐさ | wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats | |
| 茶抽出物 | ちゃちゅうしゅつぶつ | tea extract | |
| 茶挽き草 | ちゃひきぐさ | wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats | |
| 茶摘み歌 | ちゃつみうた | tea-picking song | |
| 茶目っけ | ちゃめっけ | playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness | |
| 茶筅羊歯 | ちゃせんしだ | maidenhair spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes) | |
| 茶色狐猿 | ちゃいろきつねざる | common brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus); brown lemur | |
| 茶色蛹貝 | ちゃいろさなぎがい | widespread column (species of land snail, Pupilla muscorum) | |
| 茶色雀蜂 | ちゃいろすずめばち | brown hornet (Vespa dybowskii) | |
| 茶飲友達 | ちゃのみともだち | tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship | |
| 藍海松茶 | あいみるちゃ | brown tinged with olive green and indigo | |
| 豆がら茶 | まめがらちゃ | grayish-blue (color) | |
| 釜炒り茶 | かまいりちゃ | green tea fired in hot pans after a short withering (common Chinese technique) | |
| 飯茶わん | めしぢゃわん | rice bowl | |
| 鮭茶づけ | さけちゃづけ | chazuke with salmon | |
| 鮭茶漬け | さけちゃづけ | chazuke with salmon | |
| 鯛茶漬け | たいちゃづけ | tai chazuke; sea bream and tea over rice | |
| 鰻茶漬け | うなちゃづけ | broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top | |
| 黄海松茶 | きみるちゃ | pine-brown color | |
| うぐいす茶 | うぐいすちゃ | greenish brown | |
| うな茶漬け | うなちゃづけ | broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top | |
| お茶をひく | おちゃをひく | to have no customers (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); to have no engagements | |
| お茶を挽く | おちゃをひく | to have no customers (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); to have no engagements | |
| お茶を濁す | おちゃをにごす | to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen | |
| さんぴん茶 | さんぴんちゃ | jasmine tea | |
| しょうが茶 | しょうがちゃ | ginger tea | |
| まんが喫茶 | まんがきっさ | manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour) | |
| めおと茶碗 | めおとぢゃわん | pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls | |
| ショウガ茶 | しょうがちゃ | ginger tea | |
| ジャズ喫茶 | ジャズきっさ | jazz cafe | |
| ブレンド茶 | ブレンドちゃ | blended tea | |
| プアール茶 | プーアルちゃ | Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea | |
| プーアル茶 | プーアルちゃ | Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea | |
| マンガ喫茶 | まんがきっさ | manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour) | |
| メイド喫茶 | メイドきっさ | maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes | |
| メード喫茶 | メイドきっさ | maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes | |
| ロシア紅茶 | ロシアこうちゃ | tea flavoured with jam | |
| 埋め茶女郎 | うめちゃじょろう | low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period) | |
| 大寄せ茶会 | おおよせちゃかい | formal tea gathering; formal tea party | |
| 天目茶わん | てんもくぢゃわん | tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin | |
| 夫婦茶わん | めおとぢゃわん | pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls | |
| 引き手茶屋 | ひきてぢゃや | teahouse that introduces clients to prostitutes | |
| 御茶を挽く | おちゃをひく | to have no customers (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); to have no engagements | |
| 御茶を濁す | おちゃをにごす | to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen | |
| 日本三大茶 | にほんさんだいちゃ | three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha) | |
| 森茶翅蜚蠊 | もりちゃばねごきぶり | Blattella nipponica (species of cockroach) | |
| 湯のみ茶碗 | ゆのみぢゃわん | teacup (small, without a handle) | |
| 湯吞み茶碗 | ゆのみぢゃわん | teacup (small, without a handle) | |
| 湯呑み茶碗 | ゆのみぢゃわん | teacup (small, without a handle) | |
| 湯飲み茶碗 | ゆのみぢゃわん | teacup (small, without a handle) | |
| 眉茶じない | まみちゃじない | eyebrowed thrush (Turdus obscurus); gray-headed thrush | |
| 紅茶きのこ | こうちゃキノコ | kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea | |
| 紅茶キノコ | こうちゃキノコ | kombucha; drink of northern Chinese origin made by fermentation of sweetened tea | |
| 茶柱が立つ | ちゃばしらがたつ | a tea stalk floats upright in one's cup (considered a sign of good luck) | |
| 茶腹も一時 | ちゃばらもいっとき | anything is better than nothing; kail spares bread; a bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink; tea in the belly (will fill it) for a time | |
| 茶色っぽい | ちゃいろっぽい | brownish | |
| 茶飲み友達 | ちゃのみともだち | tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship | |
| 茶飲み茶碗 | ちゃのみぢゃわん | teacup | |
| 草庵風茶室 | そうあんふうちゃしつ | rustic tea house made out of a thatched hut | |
| 阿茶羅漬け | アチャラづけ | chopped pickled vegetables with sweet vinegar and chili pepper | |
| うたごえ喫茶 | うたごえきっさ | utagoe coffeehouse; sing-along tearoom; coffee shop in which customers can sing in chorus accompanied by a band | |
| うなぎ茶漬け | うなちゃづけ | broiled eel on rice with green tea poured on top | |
| お茶をいれる | おちゃをいれる | to make tea | |
| お茶をにごす | おちゃをにごす | to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen | |
| お茶を入れる | おちゃをいれる | to make tea | |
| お茶を淹れる | おちゃをいれる | to make tea | |
| めおと茶わん | めおとぢゃわん | pair of teacups (or rice bowls) for a married couple (one large and one small); his and hers teacups; his and hers rice bowls | |
| コーヒー茶碗 | コーヒーちゃわん | coffee cup | |
| ジャスミン茶 | ジャスミンちゃ | jasmine tea | |
| プーアール茶 | プーアルちゃ | Pu'er tea; Pu-erh tea | |
| 日本紅茶協会 | にっぽんこうちゃきょうかい | Japan Tea Association | |
| 紅茶道具一式 | こうちゃどうぐいっしき | tea set; tea service | |
| 茶々をいれる | ちゃちゃをいれる | to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks | |
| 茶々を入れる | ちゃちゃをいれる | to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks | |
| 茶翅ゴキブリ | ちゃばねゴキブリ | German cockroach (Blattella germanica) | |
| 茶茶を入れる | ちゃちゃをいれる | to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks | |
| 茶飲み友だち | ちゃのみともだち | tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship | |
| アラビア茶の木 | アラビアちゃのき | khat tree (Catha edulis); qat tree | |
| コーヒー茶わん | コーヒーちゃわん | coffee cup | |
| 臍が茶をわかす | へそがちゃをわかす | what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter | |
| 臍が茶を沸かす | へそがちゃをわかす | what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter | |
| 臍で茶をわかす | へそでちゃをわかす | what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter | |
| 臍で茶を沸かす | へそでちゃをわかす | what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter | |
| お茶の子さいさい | おちゃのこさいさい | easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch | |
| へそが茶をわかす | へそがちゃをわかす | what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter | |
| へそが茶を沸かす | へそがちゃをわかす | what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter | |
| へそで茶をわかす | へそでちゃをわかす | what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter | |
| へそで茶を沸かす | へそでちゃをわかす | what a joke!; don't make me laugh!; to split one's sides laughing; to be convulsed with laughter | |
| ボストン茶会事件 | ボストンちゃかいじけん | Boston Tea Party (1773) | |
| 御茶の子さいさい | おちゃのこさいさい | easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch | |
| 抹茶アイスクリーム | まっちゃアイスクリーム | green tea ice cream | |
| 鬼も十八番茶も出花 | おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな | just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth | |
| 大きにお世話お茶でも上がれ | おおきにおせわ、おちゃでもあがれ | mind your own business!; keep out of it! | |
| 大きに御世話御茶でもあがれ | おおきにおせわ、おちゃでもあがれ | mind your own business!; keep out of it! | |
| 大きに御世話御茶でも上がれ | おおきにおせわ、おちゃでもあがれ | mind your own business!; keep out of it! | |
| 大きにお世話、お茶でも上がれ | おおきにおせわ、おちゃでもあがれ | mind your own business!; keep out of it! | |
| 大きに御世話、御茶でも上がれ | おおきにおせわ、おちゃでもあがれ | mind your own business!; keep out of it! | |