立花

Japanese

Etymology 1

立花 (Tachibana): the Tachibana kamon or family crest.
Kanji in this term
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

Proper noun

立花 (hiragana たちばな, rōmaji Tachibana)

  1. A surname​.
  2. any of various place names
  3. a school or style of ikebana
Usage notes

The rikka reading may be more common for the ikebana school sense.

Etymology 2

立花 (rikka, tachibana): a painting of an ikebana arrangement in the Rikka style.
Kanji in this term
立 花
りつ > りっ
Grade: 1		 か
Grade: 1
on’yomi

/rikkwa/ → /rikka/

Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 立花 (MC liɪp̚ hˠua, “lit. stand + flower”) or 立華 (MC liɪp̚ hˠua, “lit. stand + flower”).

Alternatively, coined in Japan of Middle Chinese-derived components.

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

  • 立華

Noun

立花 (hiragana りっか, rōmaji rikka, historical hiragana りつくわ)

  1. (Buddhism) a style of floral arrangement as an offering, typically using branches of pine or plum placed upright in a copper vase

Proper noun

立花 (hiragana りっか, rōmaji Rikka, historical hiragana りつくわ)

  1. a school or style of ikebana
  2. an area in the city of Nagakute, Aichi

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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