番茶

ばんちゃ

Meanings

1. Noun coarse tea See also: 玉露 (ぎょくろ). See also: 煎茶 (せんちゃ).

Kanji

• 番 number. Read as バン.
• 茶 tea. Read as チャ.

Words containing 番茶

• 一番茶 (いちばんちゃ) first-grade tea (first picking)
• 番茶も出花 (ばんちゃもでばな) even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth
• 鬼も十八番茶も出花 (おにもじゅうはちばんちゃもでばな) just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth

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