ikebana
French, noun\i.ke.ba.na\
ikebana is spelled I-K-E-B-A-N-A (7 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written French, the 141,352nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ikebana is a French masculine noun meaning “The Japanese art of flower arrangement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Art traditionnel japonais fondé sur la composition florale”.
What does ikebana mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineThe Japanese art of flower arrangement.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Art traditionnel japonais fondé sur la composition florale. 2. Arrangement floral basé sur cet art.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de ikebana.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ikebana
- ikebanas plural
- ikébana
- ikébanas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ikebana?
- \i.ke.ba.na\
- [i.ke.ba.na]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ikebana
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ikebana in French?
ikebana appears about once in every 19 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).