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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.
挿花の教室に通っている。
I attend a flower arrangement class.
床の間に挿花が飾ってあった。
A flower arrangement was displayed in the tokonoma alcove.
挿花は日本の伝統的な芸術のひとつとして世界に知られている。
Flower arrangement is known worldwide as one of Japan's traditional arts.
Composed of 挿 (to insert) + 花 (flower). A literary and formal term for flower arrangement. In everyday speech and most contexts, 生け花 or 華道 are more commonly used.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 挿花の稽古: flower arrangement practice
- 挿花を習う: to learn flower arrangement
- 挿花の作品: a flower arrangement work
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 生け花: ikebana -- the most common everyday term for Japanese flower arrangement
- 華道: the way of flowers -- emphasizes it as a traditional art or discipline
- 花道: alternate writing of the same term (less common)
- 投げ入れ: nageire -- a specific casual style of flower arrangement