Word Meaning お茶を濁す

おちゃをにごす ocha o nigosu

お茶を濁す is read as おちゃをにごす (ocha o nigosu) and means to evade (questions).

Meaning

English

  1. to evade (questions)
  2. to reply evasively
  3. to beat around the bush
  4. to throw up a smoke screen

Reading

Kana

おちゃをにごす

Romaji

ocha o nigosu

Writing Variants

  • お茶をにごす おちゃをにごす ochaonigosu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Proverb Rank 142174 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

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茶を濁す

ちゃをにごす

to evade (questions)

濁す

にごす

to make ambiguous

言葉を濁す

ことばをにごす

to be vague

お茶

おちゃ

tea (usu. green)

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

茶化す

ちゃかす

to poke fun at

濁る

にごる

to become voiced (of a consonant)

濁流

だくりゅう

muddy stream

抹茶

まっちゃ

matcha

茶褐色

ちゃかっしょく

dark reddish-brown

汚濁

おだく

pollution

茶漬け

ちゃづけ

chazuke