風土(ふうど)

ふうど
noun
natural features; climate and culture; local character
geographyculture
1. natural features; climate and geography of a region
The natural environment of a place, including its climate, terrain, and geographical features, and the way these shape local life and culture.
この地域(ちいき)の風土(ふうど)に合(あ)った作物(さくもつ)を育(そだ)てる。
Grow crops suited to the natural features of this region.
温暖(おんだん)な風土(ふうど)のおかげで、一年中(いちねんじゅう)花(はな)が咲(さ)いている。
Thanks to the warm climate, flowers bloom all year round.
日本(にほん)の食文化(しょくぶんか)は、四季(しき)のある風土(ふうど)の中(なか)で育(はぐく)まれてきた。
Japan's food culture has been nurtured within a climate of four distinct seasons.
2. local character; cultural climate; ethos
The distinctive atmosphere, values, or character of a place, organization, or society, shaped by its history and traditions.
この会社(かいしゃ)には自由(じゆう)な風土(ふうど)がある。
This company has a culture of freedom.
挑戦(ちょうせん)を歓迎(かんげい)する風土(ふうど)が組織(そしき)を強(つよ)くする。
A culture that welcomes challenges strengthens an organization.
長年(ながねん)かけて築(きず)かれた地域(ちいき)の風土(ふうど)は、そこに暮(く)らす人々(ひとびと)の価値観(かちかん)に大(おお)きな影響(えいきょう)を与(あた)えている。
The local character built up over many years has a significant influence on the values of the people who live there.

Usage

風土(ふうど) encompasses both the natural environment and the cultural character it produces. The philosopher 和辻(わつじ)哲郎(てつろう) wrote the influential work 『風土(ふうど)』(1935), exploring how climate and geography shape cultural identity.

In sense 2, it is increasingly used for organizational culture: 企業(きぎょう)風土(ふうど) (corporate culture), 組織(そしき)風土(ふうど) (organizational culture).

Common collocations

  • 風土(ふうど)に合(あ)う (to suit the climate/character)
  • 風土(ふうど)に根(ね)ざす (to be rooted in the local character)
  • 企業(きぎょう)風土(ふうど) (corporate culture)
  • 風土(ふうど)病(びょう) (endemic disease)
  • 風土(ふうど)記(き) (topographical record; gazetteer)

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Related Words

Related: 気候(きこう) (climate (weather))
Compare: 文化(ぶんか) (culture)
Compare: 土地柄(とちがら) (local character)
Related: 体質(たいしつ) (constitution)
Compare: 地域性(ちいきせい) (regional characteristics)
Compare: 地柄(じがら) (character of an area)
Compare: 郷土性(きょうどせい) (local character)
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