¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ikebana
1. the Japanese art of flower arranging [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ikebana
ijazah ijazahs ijazas ijma ijma' ijolite ijolites ijtihad ijtihads ik | ikaite ikan ikans ikat ikats ikebana (current term) ikebanas ikey ikkat ikkats | ikon ikonic ikons ikota ikra ikranite ikunolite il- il. col. ilala |
Literary usage of Ikebana
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Theater, Grade 6 by Michael Ryall (2003)
"Reiko's grandmother was a master of ikebana, and she taught Reiko's mother
everything she knew. When Reiko's parents moved to Oakland, California, ..."
2. In Ghostly Japan by Lafcadio Hearn (1899)
"... the young lady of pre-Meiji days was expected to acquire three especially
polite accomplishments, — the art of arranging flowers, (ikebana), ..."
3. The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn by Lafcadio Hearn (1922)
"... the young lady of pre-Meiji days was expected to acquire three especially
polite accomplishments — the art of arranging flowers (ikebana), ..."
4. The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin (1997)
"The system applies to economic life, calligraphy, wrestling (sumó), and flower
arrangement (ikebana), as well as to social rank. In the dynamics of current ..."