Chamei [SEP] language of work or name
Chamei
Chamei (literally, "tea name") is a Japanese word that may refer to the name given to a particular blend of powdered green tea (matcha) or to the name bestowed on an advanced practitioner of Japanese tea ceremony. In the first case, the word is written with the kanji ; in the second case, .
Names of tea blends.
Blends of matcha are given names () either by the producing plantation, shop or creator of the blend, or by the grand master of
, trees or flowers, natural phenomena (seasons, wind, the moon), or personal characteristics ("quiet," "peaceful"), or may be based on Buddhist teachings. If the person has a given name that is written in kanji, one of the characters in the "chamei" may be borrowed from that name.
It has historically been the convention for "chamei" to begin with the character , pronounced "sō". Therefore, "chamei" are often referred to as "sōmei