挿花(そうか)

そうか
noun
flower arrangement; ikebana
leisure
1. flower arrangement; ikebana
The art of arranging flowers in a vase or container. A formal, literary synonym for ikebana (生け花). Used particularly in written and academic contexts.
挿花(そうか)の教室(きょうしつ)に通(かよ)っている。
I attend a flower arrangement class.
床(とこ)の間(ま)に挿花(そうか)が飾(かざ)ってあった。
A flower arrangement was displayed in the tokonoma alcove.
挿花(そうか)は日本(にほん)の伝統的(でんとうてき)な芸術(げいじゅつ)のひとつとして世界(せかい)に知(し)られている。
Flower arrangement is known worldwide as one of Japan's traditional arts.

Composed of 挿(そう) (to insert) + 花(か) (flower). A literary and formal term for flower arrangement. In everyday speech and most contexts, 生(い)け花(ばな) or 華道(かどう) are more commonly used.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 生(い)け花(ばな): ikebana -- the most common everyday term for Japanese flower arrangement
  • 華道(かどう): the way of flowers -- emphasizes it as a traditional art or discipline
  • 花道(かどう): alternate writing of the same term (less common)
  • 投(な)げ入(い)れ: nageire -- a specific casual style of flower arrangement

Related Words

Compare: 生(い)け花(ばな) (ikebana -- the most common everyday…)
Compare: 華道(かどう) (the way of flowers -- emphasizes it…)
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