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

• IPA^(key): [ta̠t͡ɕiba̠na̠]

Proper noun

立(たち)花(ばな) • (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 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

• 立華

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) り​っか [ríꜜkkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) りっか [rìkká] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲik̚ka̠]

Noun

立(りっ)花(か) • (rikka) ^{←りつくわ (ritukwa)?}

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(りっ)花(か) • (Rikka) ^{←りつくわ (ritukwa)?}

1. a school or style of ikebana
2. An area in Nagakute, Aichi Prefecture