flower arrangement; ikebana; floral art
Refers to the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement, often as a formal discipline or cultural practice. Synonymous with 生け花 (いけばな), but 華道 emphasizes the artistic and spiritual path.
See also: 生け花
She attends a flower arrangement class on weekends.
Ikebana is one of Japan's traditional arts.
My grandmother studied ikebana when she was young.
She attends an ikebana class once a week.
華道 is the art of flower arrangement, whereas 茶道 is the art of the tea ceremony; learners confuse them because both are traditional 'ways' (道) studied formally.
花道 (はなみち) is the kabuki walkway or a graceful exit, while 華道 (かどう) is the art of Japanese flower arrangement; the words sound identical but are unrelated.
tea ceremony and flower arranging
Standard kanji spelling; the most common form in modern Japanese.
Alternate kanji spelling, also used but less common than 華道.
From 華 (flower) + 道 (way, path), literally 'the way of flowers'. The term emphasizes the spiritual and artistic discipline of flower arrangement.