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From: ben@theory1.kek.jp (Ben Bullock)
Subject: Re: Original Chinese Language
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Mark Fleming Alexandre (MAlexandre@MCImail.com) wrote:

> Second, the Japanese word for tea is "chaa", commonly used with an honorific
					****

The word is actually "cha", also "sa" is used in compound words such
as "sadou" (tea ceremony, where the "dou" element is the same dou in
"judou" and "kendou").  It is derived from chinese.


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