普茶

Japanese

Kanji in this term
普	茶
ふ Grade: S	ちゃ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Kanji in this term
普	茶
ふ Grade: S	さ Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 普 (fu, the on'yomi for term 普く amaneku, “widely, broadly, extensively”, in the sense of “to the public”) +‎ 茶 (cha, “tea”).

Also sometimes read as fusa, using the alternative tōon reading of sa for the 茶 (“tea”) character.

Pronunciation

Standard pronunciation:

• (Tokyo) ふちゃ​ [fùcháꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝt͡ɕa̠]

Alternative pronunciation:

• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝsa̠]

Noun

普(ふ)茶(ちゃ) or 普(ふ)茶(さ) • (fucha or fusa) 

1. in the Ōbaku sect, one of the three big sects of Zen Buddhism in Japan, a type of Zen tea ceremony conducted for the general public, usually including an array of specially cooked foods
2. an abbreviation for 普茶料理(ふちゃりょうり) (fucha ryōri), the type of cooking served at a fucha event

See also

• Ōbaku on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• 普茶料理(ふちゃりょうり) (fucha ryōri)