Word Meaning 茶番

ちゃばん chaban

茶番 is read as ちゃばん (chaban) and means person who serves tea.

Meaning

English

person who serves tea
short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
farce
charade

Reading

Kana

ちゃばん

Romaji

chaban

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 21 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 21160 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

茶番的

ちゃばんてき

farcical

茶番狂言

ちゃばんきょうげん

farce

茶番劇

ちゃばんげき

burlesque

番茶

ばんちゃ

coarse tea

一番茶

いちばんちゃ

first-grade tea (first picking)

番茶も出花

ばんちゃもでばな

even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth

鬼も十八番茶も出花

おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな

just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

茶事七式

ちゃじしちしき

seven styles of tea ceremonies

茶化す

ちゃかす

to poke fun at

一番

いちばん

best

本番

ほんばん

production environment

十八番

じゅうはちばん

repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

Example Sentences

だが、レーガン政権と最高裁判所に潰される前でさえ、ＯＳＨＡは茶番であった。

Even before Reagan and the Supreme Court stifled it, OSHA was a farce.