風土

• 読み: ふうど
• ローマ字: fuudo
• 漢字の分解: 風 (fuu) — wind, climate, manner; 土 (do) — earth, land, soil
• 発音: /ɸɯː.do/

意味

Natural features; climate and topography of a region. The environmental and cultural character of a place.

A noun referring to the combined natural and cultural characteristics of a region — its climate, terrain, and the way these shape local life and culture. More holistic than just 気候 (kikou, climate) or 地形 (chikei, terrain), as 風土 encompasses how nature influences culture and lifestyle. The philosopher Watsuji Tetsuro wrote the influential book 風土 (1935), examining how climate shapes civilisations. Common in the compound 風土病 (fuudobyou, endemic disease).

例文

1. この地域の風土に合った農業が行われている。
2. 日本の風土は四季の変化に富んでいる。
3. 風土が人々の暮らしや文化に影響を与える。

使い方ガイド

場面: geography, cultural studies, agriculture

トーン: academic

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 風 (fuu, wind/climate) + 土 (do, earth/land). Literally 'wind and earth' — the natural environment that shapes how people live.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated