華道(かどう)

かどう
noun
flower arrangement
1. ikebana, Japanese flower arrangement
The traditional Japanese art of arranging flowers in a disciplined and aesthetically pleasing manner.
華道(かどう)を習(なら)っている。
I'm learning flower arrangement.
母(はは)は華道(かどう)の先生(せんせい)だ。
My mother is a flower arrangement teacher.
華道(かどう)と茶道(さどう)を学(まな)ぶ。
I study flower arrangement and tea ceremony.
Often learned together

COMPOUND: 華(か) (flower) + 道(どう) (way, path)

ALTERNATE NAME:

  • 生(い)け花(ばな)/いけばな - more common in casual speech

MAJOR SCHOOLS:

  • 池坊(いけのぼう) (Ikenobō - oldest school)
  • 草月流(そうげつりゅう) (Sōgetsu)
  • 小原流(おはらりゅう) (Ohara)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 華道(かどう)を習(なら)う (to learn ikebana)
  • 華道(かどう)の先生(せんせい)/師範(しはん) (ikebana teacher/master)
  • 華道(かどう)教室(きょうしつ) (ikebana class)
  • 流派(りゅうは) (school/style)

CULTURAL NOTE:
Traditionally associated with feminine refinement, but practiced by all genders. Often taught alongside 茶道(さどう) (tea ceremony).

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Related Words

Related: 茶道(さどう) (tea ceremony)
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Added 2026.1.14 23:59 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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