番茶（ばんちゃ）
JLPT N3 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: coarse tea
Example sentences
- 食後に温かい番茶を飲む。 — Drink warm bancha tea after a meal.
- 番茶は毎日気軽に飲めるお茶だ。 — Bancha is a tea you can casually drink every day.
Idioms & proverbs containing “番茶”
- 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; even coarse tea tastes good when freshly brewed
- 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
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