Natural World
Other words that express the natural world or agriculture often appear in place names:
- ki or -gi (木) for a tree; e.g., Tochigi Prefecture
- matsu (松) for a pine tree; e.g. Takamatsu
- mori (森) for a forest; e.g., Aomori Prefecture
- sugi (杉) for a sugi tree; e.g., Suginami
- ta or -da (田) for a rice paddy; e.g. Ōda
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Famous quotes containing the words natural and/or world:
“Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact. Every appearance in nature corresponds to some state of the mind, and that state of the mind can only be described by presenting that natural appearance as its picture.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“We mustn’t complain too much of being comedians—it’s an honourable profession. If only we could be good ones the world might gain at least a sense of style. We have failed—that’s all. We are bad comedians, we aren’t bad men.”
—Graham Greene (1904–1991)
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