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    3. 煎茶

    煎茶

    煎せん茶ちゃ

    green tea

    KMT10News #45+1NounFood & DiningKanji Vocab22 strokes

    せんちゃ

    Noun

    1.
    green tea, green leaf tea, non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha)
    2.
    medium-grade green tea

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    毎まい朝あさ、私わたしは煎せん茶ちゃを一いっ杯ぱい飲のみます。

    Every morning, I drink a cup of sencha.

    KMT6Food & DiningDaily Life
    食しょく事じの後あとに温であたたかい煎せん茶ちゃを飲のむと、口くちの中なかがさっぱりします。

    Drinking warm sencha after a meal refreshes your mouth.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    煎せん茶ちゃは日に本ほんで最もっとも一いっ般ぱん的てきに飲のまれている緑りょく茶ちゃの種しゅ類るいです。

    Sencha is the most commonly drunk type of green tea in Japan.

    KMT10Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    煎せん茶ちゃの淹いれ方かた一ひとつで、その風ふう味みや香かおりが大おおきく変かわるため、奥おくが深ふかいと言いわれています。

    It is said that sencha brewing is profound because its flavor and aroma change greatly depending on how it is prepared.

    KMT10Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    日に本ほんの茶さ道どうでは抹まっ茶ちゃが主おもに用もちいられますが、家か庭ていでは煎せん茶ちゃが日にち常じょう的てきに楽たのしまれています。

    While matcha is mainly used in Japanese tea ceremony, sencha is enjoyed daily at home.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsFood & Dining

    Kanji that make up this word

    煎
    せん.じる・い.る・に.る…(2)
    broil・parch・roast・boil
    茶
    tea
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