Where does “山川草木” come from?

山川草木 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 山川, from Japanese 山, from Japanese 陰, from Middle Chinese 陰.

山川草木 (Japanese): nature; natural scenery

Definitions

  1. nature; natural scenery

Ancestry of “山川草木”, step by step

山川草木 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 山川

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese山川mountains and rivers; mountain rivers
2Japanese山a mountain or hill; a mine; a heap, pile
3Japanese陰shadow, shade; hidden side; yin
4Middle Chinese陰—

via Japanese 草木

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese草木vegetation; plants
Every word from Middle Chinese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 陰 →Every word from Japanese 山 →