花道

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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huādào

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚ ㄉㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faa¹ dou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huādào
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ ㄉㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huadào
    • Wade–Giles: hua¹-tao⁴
    • Yale: hwā-dàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huadaw
    • Palladius: хуадао (xuadao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faa¹ dou⁶
    • Yale: fā douh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faa¹ dou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: fa¹ dou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faː⁵⁵ tou̯²²/

Noun

花道

1. flower arrangement; ikebana

Synonyms

• 插花 (chāhuā)

Japanese

Etymology 1

花道 (kadō): a formal flower arrangement in the Enshū-ryū style of ikebana.

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

• 華道(かどう) (kadō)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) か​どー [káꜜdòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠do̞ː]

Noun

花(か)道(どう) • (kadō) ^{←くわだう (kwadau)?}

1. flower arrangement, ikebana

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

花道 (hanamichi): the hanamichi at the National Theatre of Japan, along the left side of the theater.

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

• (Tokyo) はな​みち [hànáꜜmìchì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠mʲit͡ɕi]

Noun

花(はな)道(みち) • (hanamichi) 

1. (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