花道
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花道 (kadō): a formal flower arrangement in the Enshū-ryū style of ikebana.
花道 (hanamichi): the hanamichi at the National Theatre of Japan, along the left side of the theater.
Chinese
flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (花道) | 花 | 道 | |
| simp. #(花道) | 花 | 道 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
花道
Synonyms
- 插花 (chāhuā)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 花 | 道 |
| か Grade: 1 |
どう Grade: 2 |
| kan’on | goon |
/kwadau/ → /kwadɔː/ → /kwadoː/ → /kadoː/
From Middle Chinese 花道 (MC xwae dawX).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
Usage notes
This term became more common during the Edo period as a synonym for ikebana, but with an emphasis on the elements of mental discipline.
The 華道 spelling may be more common for the kadō reading, to more clearly distinguish from the hanamichi reading below.
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 花 | 道 |
| はな Grade: 1 |
みち Grade: 2 |
| kun’yomi | |
Compound of 花 (hana, “flower”) + 道 (michi, “road, way”).
Likely derives from the early use of a hanamichi as a kind of walkway from the stage down into the audience, giving performers access to the audience in order to receive flowers.
Pronunciation
Noun
- (theater) an extension of a stage that stretches into the audience, usually only in kabuki and most often along the left side of the theater, used mainly to enter and exit the stage
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ “花道”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN