喫茶

喫茶

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 喫茶 – see 吃茶 (“to have tea; to drink boiled water; etc.”). (This term, 喫茶, is a variant traditional form of 吃茶.)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
喫	茶
きつ > きっ Grade: S	さ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きっさ [kìssá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• (Tokyo) き​っさ [kíꜜssà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲisːa̠]

Noun

喫茶 (hiragana きっさ, rōmaji kissa)

1. drinking tea
2. tea house, tearoom
   • 1934, 菊池寛, 貞操問答:

     ホテルの喫茶 (きっさ)は、二階 (にかい)の食堂 (しょくどう)の廊下 (ろうか)に在 (あ)った。

     Hoteru no kissa wa, ni kai no shokudō no rōka ni atta.

     The hotel's tearoom was at the entrance of the cafeteria on the second floor.

Synonyms

• (tea house): 喫茶店 (きっさてん) (kissaten)

Derived terms

• 漫画喫茶 (まんがきっさ), マンガ喫茶 (きっさ) (manga kissa): manga café
• メイド喫茶 (きっさ) (meido kissa): maid café

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9

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Korean

Hanja in this term
喫	茶

Noun

喫茶 • (kkikda) (hangeul 끽다)

1. Hanja form^? of 끽다 (“drinking tea”).