CHANOYU

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chanoyu mean? 

• CHANOYU (noun)
  The noun CHANOYU has 1 sense:

1. an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea

  Familiarity information: CHANOYU used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHANOYU (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

chanoyu; tea ceremony

Hypernyms ("chanoyu" is a kind of...):

ceremony (any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way)

Domain region:

Japan; Nihon; Nippon (a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building)