Where does “ikebana” come from?

ikebana (French) 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 (French): The Japanese art of flower arrangement

Definitions

  1. The Japanese art of flower arrangement

Ancestry of “ikebana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese生け花flower arrangement, ikebana; the discipline of...
2Japanese生けるto put or arrange in a vase; to have life, to be...
3Japanese生きliving; life, living; freshness
4Japanese生くto live; to exist; to keep alive; to grow or...
Every word from Japanese 生く →Every word from Japanese 生き →Every word from Japanese 生ける →