華道(かどう)

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).