活け花

いけばな【生け花， 活け花】

flower arrangement

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▲His daughter arranges flowers well. 彼の娘は生け花が上手だ.

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いけばな【生け花･活け花】

〔術〕 ikebana; (the art of) Japanese flower arrangement [arranging]; 〔生けた花〕 flowers arranged in a vase [bowl].

●これは生け花に[で]使う剣山です. This is a frog that is used in ikebana.

・正月の生け花には松竹梅を使うとよい. In a New Year's flower arrangement you should use pine, bamboo, and ume plum branches.

●私は生け花の先生をしています. I teach ikebana [Japanese flower arrangement]. | I am an ikebana teacher [a teacher of Japanese flower arrangement].

・私は草月流の生け花の(先生の)免状を持っています. I am a qualified teacher of the Sōgetsu School of ikebana. | I have a certificate to teach ikebana from the Sōgetsu School.

・公民館で生け花の教室[展覧会]を開いています. ぜひ, のぞいてみてください. They are holding ikebana classes [an exhibition of ikebana] at the Community Center; why don't you drop by?

●私は生け花を教えて[習って]います. I teach [am taking lessons in] ikebana [Japanese flower arrangement].

・私は毎週地元の図書館に生け花を飾っています. Every week I do a flower arrangement in the local library.

●〔生け花教室の掲示で〕 生け花教えます. Ikebana Lessons.

生け花教室 an ikebana school [class]; 〔掲示で〕 Ikebana Classes.

●私は自宅で毎週金曜日生け花教室を開いています. I hold ikebana classes at my home every Friday.

・〔広告で〕 池坊流生け花教室, 入学随時, 初心者から師範まで. Lessons at the Ikenobō School of flower arrangement; beginners to Certificate standard. Start any time.