“風土(Fuudo)” as Lingkungan Hidup

There is a Japanese word which consist of two characters, that is “風 (sounds “fuu” and/or “kaze” which means wind)” and “土 (sounds “do” and/or “tsuchi” which means land and/or earth) ”. This word “風土 (Fuudo)” was noted by Watsuji (1889-1960, a philosopher from Japan) as a word that was toward environment which can not be apart from life of human beings, which are going on and within it. In Watsuji’s view, environment as Fuudo is not only a matter of natural science but also a matter of humanities. It is a thing same like a word “lingkungan hidup” as environment in Indonesian language, which is implicitly toward the condition of human being’s life within it. In this paper, try to seek for a web of meaning inbetween “風土(Fuudo)/Japan” and “lingkungan hidup/Indonesia” through interpretation for understanding. Keyword: 風土(Fuudo), lingkungan hidup, language, meaning, interpretation