When exploring and learning about Japanese culture, you're sure to run into this one particular drink that is served at almost all meals. It's tea, ocha! In Japan there's even art forms and ways of life devoted to tea such as "Sadou" and "Senchadou" (way of tea). While many of you have probably tried and experienced green tea in it's various forms, here's a lesson to help with any confusion and provide a better understanding of the wide variety of tea there is. So go try out some of these different types of teas and remember their Japanese names!
Ocha - tea
おちゃ／お茶
오챠
차
Sadou / senchadou - way of tea / tea ceremony
さどう・茶道／せんちゃどう・煎茶道
사도- / 센챠도
차 마시는 법 / 다도
Ocha wo nomu - to drink tea
おちゃを のむ／お茶を 飲む
오챠오 노무
차를 마시다
Ocha wo ireru - to brew tea
おちゃを いれる／お茶を いれる
오챠오 이레루
차를 타다 / 차를 끓이다
Maccha wo tateru - preparing tea (whisking powder tea and hot water)
抹茶を たてる／まっちゃを たてる
맛챠오 타테루
차를 준비하다
Maccha - type of green tea (often in powder form)
抹茶／まっちゃ
맛챠
말차, 가루차
Sencha - tea leaves
煎茶／せんちゃ
센챠
전차, 엽차
Bancha - green tea (made from out of season tea leaves, lower quality)
番茶／ばんちゃ
반챠
(질이 낮은) 엽차
Genmaicha - roasted brown rice mixed with green tea leaves
玄米茶／げんまいちゃ
겜마이챠
현미차
Houjicha - roasted green tea leaves
焙じ茶／ほうじちゃ
호-지챠
딱딱한 찻잎을 센 불에 쬐어 말린 것. 또는 그것을 우린 엽차.
Mugicha - barley tea
麦茶／むぎちゃ
무기챠
맥차, 보리차
Ryokucha - "Japanese tea" (green tea)
緑茶／りょくちゃ
료쿠챠
녹차
Koucha - western black tea (lit. red tea)
紅茶／こうちゃ
코-챠
홍차
Hakucha - white tea (Chinese teas)
白茶／はくちゃ
하쿠챠
백차, 담갈색차
cf.
しらちゃ [시라챠 白茶] 연한 갈색, 담갈색
しらちゃける [시라챠케루 白茶ける] 바래서 희부옇게 되다.
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