ikebana

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UK/ˌɪkiˈbɑːnə/UK/ˌiːkəˈbɑːnə/US/ˌɪkeɪˈbɑnə/US/ˌɪkəˈbɑnə/

noun

The Japanese art of flower arrangement.

OriginJapanese 生け花 →
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Meanings

nounikebana (countable and uncountable, plural ikebanas)

plural ikebanas

  1. uncountableThe 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
  2. countableAn arrangement of flowers according to this art.

Origin

  1. Japanese生け花
  2. Englishikebana

From Japanese 生け花 (ikebana, literally “living flowers”).

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Translations

Arabic إِيكِيبَانَا
  • إِيكِيبَانَا (ʔikibānā)Japanese art of flower arrangement
Bulgarian икеба́на
  • икеба́на (ikebána)Japanese art of flower arrangement
Chinese Mandarin 插花, 花道
  • 插花 (chāhuā)Japanese art of flower arrangement
  • 花道 (huādào)Japanese art of flower arrangement
Czech ikebana
  • ikebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement
Finnish ikebana
  • ikebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement
French ikebana
  • ikebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement
German Ikebana
  • IkebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement
Greek ικεμπάνα
  • ικεμπάνα (ikempána)Japanese art of flower arrangement
Hebrew אִיקֶבָנַה
  • אִיקֶבָנַה (ikebana)Japanese art of flower arrangement
Hungarian ikebana
  • ikebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement
Indonesian ikebana
  • ikebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement
Italian ikebana
  • ikebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement
Japanese 生け花, 生花
  • 生け花 (ikebana)Japanese art of flower arrangement
  • 生花Japanese art of flower arrangement
  • 花道 (kadō)Japanese art of flower arrangement
  • 華道 (kadō)Japanese art of flower arrangement
  • フラワーアレンジメント (furawā arenjimento)Japanese art of flower arrangement
Korean 꽃꽂이, 이케바나
  • 꽃꽂이 (kkotkkoji)Japanese art of flower arrangement
  • 이케바나 (ikebana)Japanese art of flower arrangement
Latvian ikebana
  • ikebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement
Malay ikebana
  • ikebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement
Polish ikebana
  • ikebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement
Portuguese iquebana
  • iquebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement
Russian икеба́на, икэба́на
  • икеба́на (ikebána)Japanese art of flower arrangement
  • икэба́на (ikɛbána)Japanese art of flower arrangement
Slovak ikebana
  • ikebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement
Spanish ikebana
  • ikebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement
Turkish ikebana
  • ikebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement
Ukrainian ікеба́на
  • ікеба́на (ikebána)Japanese art of flower arrangement
Vietnamese ikebana
  • ikebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ikebana

MontanaBotswanaghanaanadanaGuyananirvanaAmericanamanananaTijuanaiguanacabanapranaTiranaarcanakanaohanayanaAfricanabrewerianaDisneyanakatakanaliana
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ikebana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ikebana

MLA

“ikebana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ikebana. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ikebana,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ikebana.

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