Definition of Ikebana

1. Noun. Japanese flower arrangement ¹

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 ..."

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