昆布茶

Japanese
Kanji in this term
昆 布 茶
こん
Grade: S		 ふ > ぶ
Grade: 5		 ちゃ
Grade: 2
goon kan’yōon

Etymology

From 昆布 (konbu, “kelp”) +‎ 茶 (cha, “tea”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こんぶ​ちゃ [kòńbúꜜchà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kõ̞mbɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕa̠]

Noun

昆(こん)布(ぶ)茶(ちゃ) • (konbucha) 

  1. a drink made by chopping kombu (edible kelp), usually into powder, adding it in hot water, and drunk like tea

Descendants
  • → English: kombucha (misnomer)

See also
  • 紅茶(こうちゃ)キノコ (kōcha kinoko)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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