普茶
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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普 | 茶 |
ふ Grade: S | ちゃ Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Kanji in this term | |
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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:
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ふちゃ [fùcháꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[2]
- IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕa̠]
Alternative pronunciation:
- On’yomi
- IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝsa̠]
Noun
普茶 (hiragana ふちゃ, rōmaji fucha, alternative reading ふさ, rōmaji fusa)
- 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
Ōbaku on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - 普茶料理 (fucha ryōri)
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN