立花
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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立 | 花 |
たち Grade: 1 |
はな > ばな Grade: 1 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 立ち (tachi, “standing”, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 立つ tatsu, “to stand”) + 花 (hana, “flower”). The hana changes to bana as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
- a surname
- any of various place names
- a school or style of ikebana
Usage notes edit
The rikka reading may be more common for the ikebana school sense.
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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立 | 花 |
りつ > りっ Grade: 1 |
か Grade: 1 |
on’yomi |
/rikkwa/ → /rikka/
Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 立花 (MC lip xwae, “lit. stand + flower”) or 立華 (MC lip xwae, “lit. stand + flower”).
Alternatively, coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived components.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Tokyo) りっか [ríꜜkkà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- (Tokyo) りっか [rìkká] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɾʲik̚ka̠]
Noun edit
- (Buddhism) a style of floral arrangement as an offering, typically using branches of pine or plum placed upright in a copper vase