noun
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
彼女は週末に華道教室に通っている。
She attends a flower arrangement class on weekends.
華道は日
Ikebana is one of Japan's traditional arts.
生け花 is a more common, everyday term for flower arrangement, while 華道 carries a stronger nuance of a formal, artistic discipline.
From 華 (flower) + 道 (way, path), literally 'the way of flowers'. The term emphasizes the spiritual and artistic discipline of flower arrangement.