玉露

Chinese

jade
 
to show; to reveal; to expose; dew
simp. and trad.
(玉露)

Pronunciation


Noun

玉露

  1. Haworthia cooperi
  2. gyokuro (a type of shaded green tea)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぎょく
Grade: 1

Grade: S
kan’on

Etymology

The "green tea" sense is coined by Yamamoto Kahei of the Yamamotoyama tea company in 1835.

From Middle Chinese elements (gyoku, gem, jade) + (ro, dew). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

Noun

玉露 (hiragana ぎょくろ, rōmaji gyokuro)

  1. a dewdrop appearing like a gleaming jewel
  2. gyokuro: the highest grade of green tea
    Hypernym: 煎茶 (sencha)

Derived terms

  •  (ぎょく)露糖 (ろとう) (gyokurotō)
  • 鶴林 (かくりん) (ぎょく) () (Kakurin Gyokuro)

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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