Where does “ikebana” come from?
ikebana (English) comes from Japanese 生け花, from Japanese 生ける, from Japanese 生き, from Japanese 生く — to live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...
ikebana (English): The Japanese art of flower arrangement; An...
Definitions
- The Japanese art of flower arrangement; An...
Ancestry of “ikebana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 生け花 | flower arrangement, ikebana; the discipline of... |
| 2 | Japanese | 生ける | to put or arrange in a vase; to have life, to be... |
| 3 | Japanese | 生き | living; life, living; freshness |
| 4 | Japanese | 生く | to live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or... |