花茎

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 花茎(かけい) means a flower-bearing stem or stalk.
• Basic usage: It is used for supporting a long flower stalk or handling a thin one.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Reading 茎
  • 茎(くき) means a stem; in 花茎, it is read けい.
• The stalk and its support
  • In 花茎を支柱に結んだ, を marks the stalk being tied, and に marks the support it was tied to.