Word Meaning 喫茶

きっさ kissa

喫茶 is read as きっさ (kissa) and means tea drinking.

Meaning

English

  1. tea drinking
  2. teahouse
  3. tearoom
  4. coffee lounge
  5. coffee shop
  6. (rather formal) cafe

Reading

Kana

きっさ

Romaji

kissa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 3級 Rank 18513 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

喫茶店

きっさてん

coffee shop

喫茶室

きっさしつ

coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.)

歌声喫茶

うたごえきっさ

utagoe coffeehouse

深夜喫茶

しんやきっさ

late-night coffee shop

純喫茶

じゅんきっさ

coffee shop that does not serve alcohol

猫喫茶

ねこきっさ

cat café

喫煙

きつえん

smoking (tobacco)

喫する

きっする

to suffer (e.g. defeat)

無茶

むちゃ

rash

Example Sentences

10

かれはきっさてんでこーひーをのんだ。

He drank coffee at a coffee shop.

えきまえのきっさてんはあさはやくからあいている。

The coffee shop in front of the station opens early in the morning.

Do you want to go to a coffee shop?

I entered a coffee shop.

I own a comic book store.

Mother has a coffee shop.

I own a comic book store.

I went to the coffee shop yesterday.

There's a coffee shop in front of the station.

There is a coffee shop over there.