Definition of Chanoyu

1. Noun. An ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea.

Exact synonyms: Tea Ceremony
Generic synonyms: Ceremony
Geographical relationships: Japan, Nihon, Nippon

Definition of Chanoyu

1. Noun. A traditional Japanese tea ceremony in which matcha is prepared and presented. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chanoyu

1. a Japanese tea ritual [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chanoyu

channelizing
channelled
channeller
channellers
channelling
channelography
channelopathy
channelrhodopsin
channelrhodopsins
channels
channer
channers
chanoclavin-I-cyclase
chanop
chanops
chanoyu (current term)
chanoyus
chanson
chanson de geste
chansonnette
chansonnettes
chansonnier
chansonniers
chansons
chant
chantable
chantage
chantages
chantalite
chantarelle

Literary usage of Chanoyu

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Brief History of the Glyptic Art and Architecture of Japan, Together with by Yamanaka & Company (1902)
"The Imperial Palace, the great temples of * " The aristocratic enthusiasts, who, under the general name of chanoyu, cultivated all the arts from which ..."

2. The Craftsman by Gustav Stickley (1904)
"... tea-drinking (chanoyu). The cream- tinted faience of Awata i^ the most generally known of the wares produced in Kioto, but a great variety of other ..."

3. Japan as Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Esther Singleton (1904)
"... is known to have introduced into chanoyu, or the Tea-Ceremony, many Buddhistic ideas. It is related that one day ..."

4. Every-day Japan: Written After Twenty-five Years' Residence and Work in the by Arthur Lloyd (1909)
"... or in very small classes, so that the most skilful teacher of the chanoyu tea-ceremonies will rarely make more than, say, thirty yen (£3) per month. ..."

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