花道

花道

1. flower arrangement; ikebana

• 插花 (chāhuā)

/kwadau/ → /kwadɔː/ → /kwadoː/ → /kadoː/

From Middle Chinese 花道 (MC xwae dawX).

• 華道(かどう) (kadō)

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

花(か)道(どう) • (kadō) ^{←くわだう (kwadau)?}

1. flower arrangement, ikebana

This term became more common during the Edo period as a synonym for ikebana, but with an emphasis on the elements of mental discipline.^[1][2][3]

The 華道 spelling may be more common for the kadō reading, to more clearly distinguish from the hanamichi reading below.

Compound of 花 (hana, “flower”) +‎ 道 (michi, “road, way”).^[1][2][4]

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.^[1][2]

• (Tokyo) はなみち [hànáꜜmìchì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠mʲit͡ɕi]

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