生(い)け花(ばな)

生(い)け花(ばな) is the Japanese art of flower arrangement, one of the traditional arts alongside 茶道(さどう) (tea ceremony) and 書道(しょどう) (calligraphy).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

• 生(い)け花(ばな)を習(なら)う: to learn ikebana
• 生(い)け花(ばな)を飾(かざ)る: to display a flower arrangement
• 生(い)け花(ばな)の先生(せんせい): ikebana teacher
• 生(い)け花(ばな)教室(きょうしつ): ikebana class

MAJOR SCHOOLS:

• 池坊(いけのぼう): the oldest school (over 500 years)
• 草月流(そうげつりゅう): modern, avant-garde style
• 小原流(おはらりゅう): naturalistic style

ALTERNATIVE TERM:
華道(かどう) is a more formal name for the art. 華道(かどう) emphasizes it as a "way" or discipline (道(どう)), while 生(い)け花(ばな) is the more common everyday term.