Flower Arrangement
- Katakana English: フラワーアレンジメント
- sounds like: FuRAH-WAH AhRANGE-MENTO
- English origin word: flower arrangement (flower arranging)
- Actual Japanese word: 生け花 (いけばな/ikebana)
This one puzzles me more than any other example, because not only is there already a Japanese word for this traditional Japanese art (and let me reiterate that point: it’s a TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ART!), it’s one of those few Japanese words that English speakers already know: ikebana!!
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