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])
• 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)