立花

立花 (Tachibana): the Tachibana kamon or family crest.

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).

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [ta̠t͡ɕiba̠na̠]

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

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

立花 (rikka, tachibana): a painting of an ikebana arrangement in the Rikka style.

/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.

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) り​っか [ríꜜkkà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) りっか [rìkká] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ɾʲik̚ka̠]

• 立華

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

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