お茶（おちゃ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: tea
Example sentences
- 食後に温かいお茶を飲む。 — I drink hot tea after meals.
- お客さんにお茶をいれた。 — I made tea for the guest.
Idioms & proverbs containing “お茶”
- お茶を濁す (おちゃをにごす) — to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
- お茶を挽く (おちゃをひく) — to have no customers (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.); to have no engagements
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