昆布茶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こん
Grade: S
ふ > ぶ
Grade: 5
ちゃ
Grade: 2
goon kan’yōon

Etymology

From 昆布 (konbu, kelp) + (cha, tea).

Pronunciation

Noun

(こん)()(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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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