昆布茶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
昆 布 茶
こん
Grade: S 		ふ > ぶ
Grade: 5 		ちゃ
Grade: 2
goon kan'yōon

Etymology

From 昆布 (konbu, “kelp”) +‎ 茶 (cha, “tea”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こんぶちゃ [kòńbúꜜchà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kõ̞mbɯ̟t͡ɕa̠]

Noun

昆(こん)布(ぶ)茶(ちゃ) • (konbucha) 

  1. a drink made by chopping kombu (edible kelp), usually into powder, adding it in hot water, and drunk like tea

Descendants

  • → English: kombucha (misnomer)

See also

  • 紅茶(こうちゃ)キノコ (kōcha kinoko)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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