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Formal to Host

Cultural · Traditional · Arts

N2

お点前を頂戴いたします。I will gratefully receive the tea you have prepared. (Cultural · Traditional · Arts, Formal to Host, JLPT N2)

You

お点前を頂戴いたします。

おてまえをちょうだいいたします。

I will gratefully receive the tea you have prepared.

Romaji: Otemae wo choudai itashimasu. / Reply Romaji: Douzo, omeshiagari kudasai.

Reply

どうぞ、お召し上がりください。

どうぞ、おめしあがりください。

Please, enjoy.

Gesture & etiquette

Bow before touching the tea bowl. Lift it with both hands — left palm supporting the bottom, right hand steadying the side. Rotate the bowl two quarter-turns clockwise, drink in three to four sips, then wipe the rim with your right thumb and index finger before returning it.

茶道 (sadou/chadou) is a practice of mindfulness and respect. Turn the bowl clockwise twice (two quarter-turns) before drinking — this rotates the decorated front away from your lips out of respect for the host's craftsmanship. After drinking, wipe the rim gently and rotate it back before returning the bowl.

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