Chinese

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new; newly; meso- (chem.) Camellia sinensis; young leaves of tea
trad. (新茗)
simp. #(新茗)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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新茗

  1. (literary) new tea; first tea of the season

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 2
めい
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(しん)(めい) (shinmei

  1. newly-sprouted leaves of tea, tea made from newly-sprouted leaves of tea

References

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