茶 — tea

Grade 2 kanji · 9 strokes · on'yomi cha.

Grass (艹) over wood (木) and people (人) — tea leaves on woody plants for people.

Example words

• お茶 — ocha — tea
• 茶道 — sadou — tea ceremony

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