Word Meaning 茶湯

ちゃとう chatou

茶湯 is read as ちゃとう (chatou) and means an offering of tea and hot water made to Buddha or the spirit of the deceased.

Meaning

English

  1. an offering of tea and hot water made to Buddha or the spirit of the deceased
  2. tea ceremony
  3. a tea infusion
  4. tea and hot water

Reading

Kana

ちゃとう

Romaji

chatou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 144973 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

茶の湯

ちゃのゆ

tea ceremony

湯茶

ゆちゃ

hot water and tea

茶番的

ちゃばんてき

farcical

茶柱が立つ

ちゃばしらがたつ

a tea stalk floats upright in one's cup (considered a sign of good luck)

茶番劇

ちゃばんげき

burlesque

茶立虫

ちゃたてむし

psocid (any insect of order Psocoptera, which includes booklice)

hot water

熱湯

ねっとう

boiling water

給湯

きゅうとう

hot-water supply

共同湯

きょうどうゆ

public bath

美人湯

びじんゆ

hot spring (or bath) which is good for the skin