茶道

Chinese

tea; tea plant
 
direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk
trad. (茶道)
simp. #(茶道)

Etymology

Pronunciation


Noun

茶道

  1. East Asian (Chinese, Japanese or Korean) tea ceremony

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Kanji in this term
ちゃ
Grade: 2
どう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

茶道 (hiragana さどう, rōmaji sadō, alternative reading ちゃどう, rōmaji chadō)

  1. The East Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) tea ceremony; (lit.) the Way of Tea.
     (まっ) (ちゃ) () (どう)でよく使 () (よう)されている。
    Matcha wa sadō de yoku shiyōsareteiru.
    Matcha is frequently used in the tea ceremony.
  2. Master of tea ceremonies

Pronunciation


      Usage notes

      • The reading さどう (sadō) is more common.

      Synonyms

      References

      1. Hirayama, Tetsuo (1960) 全国アクセント辞典 (Nationwide Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: 東京堂,.
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