Waseda--one of Japan's four top universities--means "morning rice paddy" in Japanese. The name derives from the fields the school was built in as well as symbolizing its ties to the countryside and its roots in the common people.
日本四大名校之一﹘ ﹘早稻田大學﹘﹘的名稱，不僅源於當時校舍所在是一片稻田，同時也象徵著來自鄉土、植根民間。