昆布茶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
昆	布	茶
こん Grade: S	ふ > ぶ Grade: 5	ちゃ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

昆布 (こんぶ) (konbu, “kelp”) + 茶 (ちゃ) (cha, “tea”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) こんぶちゃ [kòńꜜbùchà] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA^(key): [kõ̞mbɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕa̠]

Noun

昆布茶 (hiragana こんぶちゃ, rōmaji konbucha)

kelp tea: drink made by chopping kelp (usually into powder) and adding it in hot water

Descendants

English: kombucha (“fermentation of sweetened tea”)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

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