# 茶 — Tea

Frequency rank 721 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 腹 (Belly), less common than 志 (Intention).

- On’yomi: ちゃ、さ
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 艸 Grass (Kangxi 140)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Flowers (flowers) bloom on top, a hat (hat) covers the middle, and a tree (tree) grows from below — flowers growing above a hat-shaped shade over a tea tree, sheltering the delicate tea leaves.

In words:

- 茶色 ちゃいろ — brown
- お茶 おちゃ — green tea
- 茶 ちゃ — tea

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