花はなかご

noun

flower basket

Only with reading はなかご / はなこ

A basket for holding or arranging flowers; a common everyday item.

• 庭にわで摘つんだ花はなを花はなかごに入いれた。

  I put the flowers I picked in the garden into a flower basket.

noun

flower basket for scattering rituals

Only with reading はなかご / けこ

A Buddhist ritual implement, usually a basket or plate used for scattering flowers during ceremonies; typically read けこ.

• 法ほう要ようで、僧そうが華け筥こから花はなびらをまいた。

  At the memorial service, the monk scattered petals from the flower basket.