Word Meaning 杜仲茶

とちゅうちゃ tochuucha

杜仲茶 is read as とちゅうちゃ (tochuucha) and means Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure).

Meaning

English

Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)

Reading

Kana

とちゅうちゃ

Romaji

tochuucha

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Rank 139606 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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杜仲科

とちゅうか

Eucommiaceae (monotypic plant family containing only the hardy rubber tree)

杜仲

とちゅう

hardy rubber tree (near-threatened species often used in Chinese medicine, Eucommia ulmoides)

杜

もり

forest

抹茶

まっちゃ

matcha

静岡茶

しずおかちゃ

Shizuoka-cha

製茶

せいちゃ

tea processing

海松茶

みるちゃ

brown tinged with olive green

献茶

けんちゃ

tea offering to the gods

玄米茶

げんまいちゃ

tea (with roasted rice)

狭山茶

さやまちゃ

Sayama tea

杜撰

ずざん

using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing)

無茶

むちゃ

rash

Example Sentences

休みの前などは少し羽目を外して飲むのだが、杜仲茶割りで飲むと二日酔いが全くない。

I usually cut loose a bit and drink plenty before a day off work, but if my drinks are cut with tochu tea, then I get absolutely no hangover.