Where does “hanamichi” come from?

hanamichi (English) comes from Japanese 花道, from Japanese 道, from Middle Chinese 道 — way.

hanamichi (English): Either of the East or West paths that lead to the dohyo

Definitions

  1. Either of the East or West paths that lead to the dohyo

Ancestry of “hanamichi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese花道flower arrangement, ikebana
2Japanese道Tao the way of nature, Taoism
3Middle Chinese道way
Every word from Middle Chinese 道 →Every word from Japanese 道 →Every word from Japanese 花道 →