Word Meaning 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 oni mo juuhachibancha mo debana

鬼も十八番茶も出花 is read as おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな (oni mo juuhachibancha mo debana) and means just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth.

Meaning

English

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

Reading

Kana

おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな

Romaji

oni mo juuhachibancha mo debana

Stroke Sequence

9 Characters • 53 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 69237 Priority K

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

おにもじゅうはち

even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

歌舞伎十八番

かぶきじゅうはちばん

repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

十八番

おはこ

repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

鬼が出るか仏が出るか

おにがでるかほとけがでるか

God only knows what may happen

鬼が出るか蛇が出るか

おにがでるかじゃがでるか

God only knows what may happen

出花

でばな

first brew of tea

八々花

はちはちばな

standard hanafuda pattern (orig. used to play hachi-hachi)

山茶花

さんざか

sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)

茶花

ちゃばな

seasonal flowers arranged for a tea ceremony

四国八十八箇所

しこくはちじゅうはっかしょ

88 temples of Shikoku (holy spots related to Kobo Daishi)

八十八箇所

はちじゅうはっかしょ

88 temples (of, or modeled after those of, Shikoku)