ikebana
/ˌɪkiˈbɑːnə/US/ˌɪkeɪˈbɑnə/
ikebana noun: the Japanese art of flower arrangement.
Noun
ikebana (countable and uncountable, plural ikebanas)
- The Japanese art of flower arrangement.
- Along with the island’s 3,000 other Japanese American residents, she celebrated Japanese holidays; learned the art of flower arranging, ikebana; and wore kimonos.2023 June 10, Morgan Ome, “What Reparations Actually Bought”, in The Atlantic
- An arrangement of flowers according to this art.
ikebana meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Vietnamese
ikebana in Arabic
- Japanese art of flower arrangement
- إِيكِيبَانَا ʔikibānā
ikebana in Malay
- Japanese art of flower arrangement
- ikebana
ikebana in Indonesian
- Japanese art of flower arrangement
- ikebana
ikebana in Vietnamese
- Japanese art of flower arrangement
- ikebana
Forms of ikebana
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Origin of ikebana
From Japanese 生け花 (ikebana, literally “living flowers”).
Words that rhyme with ikebana
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- Guadiana
- kana
- mana
- mañana
- nana
- nirvana
- poinciana
- Rilkeana
- yana
- Alaskana
- Arthuriana
- Australiana
- Bondiana
- breweriana
- bwana
- Canadiana
- Chauceriana
- comicana
- cricketana
- dhyana
- Disneyana
- Edwardiana
- fata morgana
- fistiana
- Forteana
- ghana
- golfiana
- Guyana
- hentaigana
- Johnsoniana
- Kellyana
- Kiwiana
- liana
- librariana
- man'yōgana
- militariana
- ohana
- omniana
- parmigiana
- Pompeiana
- prana
- Qiana
- railroadiana
- railwayana
- Rosh Hashanah
- Setswana
- Shakespeareana
- Shaviana
Questions about ikebana
- What does ikebana mean?
- Ikebana means the Japanese art of flower arrangement.
- What is ikebana in Arabic?
- Ikebana in Arabic is إِيكِيبَانَا (ʔikibānā). See Ikebana meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is ikebana?
- Ikebana is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ikebana?
- Ikebana is pronounced /ˌɪkiˈbɑːnə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of ikebana?
- The plural of ikebana is ikebanas.
Words near ikebana in the dictionary
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