普茶
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 普 | 茶 |
| ふ Grade: S |
ちゃ Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 普 | 茶 |
| ふ Grade: S |
さ Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 普 (fu, the on'yomi for term 普く amaneku, “widely, broadly, extensively”, in the sense of “to the public”) + 茶 (cha, “tea”).
Also sometimes read as fusa, using the alternative tōon reading of sa for the 茶 (“tea”) character.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Standard pronunciation:
Alternative pronunciation:
- IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟sa̠]
Noun
- in the Ōbaku sect, one of the three big sects of Zen Buddhism in Japan, a type of Zen tea ceremony conducted for the general public, usually including an array of specially cooked foods
- an abbreviation for 普茶料理 (fucha ryōri), the type of cooking served at a fucha event
See also
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN