ちゃ

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. farce, charade.

noun

  1. person who serves tea.
  2. short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちゃ
茶番 ちゃばん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tea
チャ サ ちや (2nd, N4)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
turn, number in a series
バン つが.い は (2nd, N3)
separate, divide, topped rice radical (no. 165)
ハン ベン サイ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)