Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 茶衣舞, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. CHA-EE-MUU [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing, garment" combined with 舞 (mu) meaning "dance". Other kanji combinations are possible.Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the word chime.