抹茶

Chinese
 
girdle; brassiere; to plaster
girdle; brassiere; to plaster; play; to smear
 tea; tea plant
trad. (抹茶) 抹 茶
simp. #(抹茶) 抹 茶

Etymology

From classical 末茶 (mòchá), influenced by Japanese.

Pronunciation

Noun

抹茶

  1. matcha

Japanese
Kanji in this term
抹 茶
まつ > まっ
Grade: S		 ちゃ
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative forms
  • (honorific) お抹茶(まっちゃ) (o-matcha)

Etymology

From 抹(まつ) (matsu, “to rub”) + 茶(ちゃ) (cha, “tea”).

Pronunciation

Noun

抹(まっ)茶(ちゃ) • (matcha) ←まつちや (matutya)?

  1. powder of matcha (also spelled as maccha).
    A Japanese powder made from specially treated green tea leaves for use in 茶(さ)道(どう) (sadō) (Japanese tea ceremony)
  2. The Japanese green tea made from mixing hot water with this powder.

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
抹茶

Noun

抹茶 • (malcha) (hangeul 말차)

  1. Hanja form? of 말차 (“matcha”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
抹茶

Noun

抹茶

  1. chữ Hán form of mạt trà (“matcha”).
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