Morning tea - Asajya

Japanese: 朝茶 - あさぢゃ

〘Noun〙 (also "asacha") 1. Tea drunk in the morning. Also, tea drunk before breakfast. There is a popular belief that drinking this will bring good fortune and ward off misfortune for the day. [Season: Summer] *Nippo Jisho (1603-04) "Asagia (asajya) (translation: Tea drunk in the morning, before meals)" 2. Tea porridge (cha gayu) for breakfast. Also, regular porridge. Cha no ko. *Haikai and Haikai Kosen (1763), Vol. 5 "In winter, it is still the Nara custom to have morning tea (Sogi)" 3. Abbreviation of "asa (morning) tea ceremony." *Yume no Ukihashi (1970) (Kurahashi Yumiko) Kumo no Mine "Maybe I'll go for morning tea once"

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Japanese:

〘名〙 (「あさちゃ」とも)① 朝に飲む茶。また、朝食前に飲む茶。これを飲むと福を得るとか、その日の災いを免れるという俗信がある。《季・夏》※日葡辞書（1603‐04）「Asagia(アサヂャ)〈訳〉朝、食前に飲む茶」② 朝食でとる茶粥(ちゃがゆ)。また、ふつうの粥。茶の子。※俳諧・俳諧古選（1763）五「冬は猶奈良の習ひで朝茶哉〈宗祇〉」③ 「あさ（朝）の茶事」の略。※夢の浮橋（1970）〈倉橋由美子〉雲の峰「一度朝茶に行ってみるかね」

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