Metaphors and Cultural Values Part of Plants in Japanese Proverbs

This study examines Japanese proverbs using the metaphor of names plant parts. The name part is one element that forms proverbs. research aims to find several things, namely: 1) use parts in proverbs; 2) finding lexical and idiomatic meaning 3) proverbs, 4) cultural values contained concept data collection was carried out by author taking on from internet books. results showed there are used six groups parts, including fruit, seed, root, leaf, flower, stem; meanings metaphors namely, effort self-protection; respect for life, hard work, vigilance life.