お茶

How to remember it

茶's grass radical (艹) hints at tea leaves; お makes offering it polite.

Example sentences

• お茶をいかがですか。

  おちゃをいかがですか。

  Would you like some tea?

• 毎日お茶をたくさん飲みます。

  まいにちおちゃをたくさんのみます。

  I drink a lot of tea every day.

Usage

Usually means green tea; offering it to guests shows hospitality.

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