1.
to arrange flowers, to do ikebana
To arrange cut flowers or branches in a vase or container, especially in the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement (生け花).
花を生ける。
To arrange flowers.
母は毎週、玄関に花を生けている。
My mother arranges flowers in the entryway every week.
庭で摘んだ花を和室の花瓶に生けた。
I arranged flowers I picked from the garden in the vase in the Japanese-style room.
TRANSITIVITY:
Transitive (他動詞). Takes を for the flowers being arranged.
RELATED WORDS:
- 生け花 / 生け花: ikebana, the art of flower arrangement
- 花瓶: flower vase
WRITING:
Usually written as 生ける. Also sometimes written as 活ける with the same meaning.
NOTE: This is a different word from the colloquial いける (to be doable, to be okay).