Kanji

林

grove, forest

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

リン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

はやし

Nanori (Name Reading)

き, きみ, きむ, きん, しげ, しげる, とき, な, はやし, ふさ, もと, もり, よし

Common Readings

リン, はやし

Example sentences

はやし
子供 たち かくれんぼ している

The children are playing hide and seek in the woods.

森林 しんりん
豊かな 森林 守る ため 植林 活動 行われている

Tree-planting activities are being carried out to protect the lush forests.

濫伐 らんばつ
森林 濫伐 生態系 破壊 する

Indiscriminate logging of forests destroys the ecosystem.

林檎 りんご
健康 ため 毎朝 赤い 林檎 食べている

I eat a red apple every morning for my health.

密林 みつりん
探検隊 アマゾン 密林 消えていった

The expedition team disappeared into the Amazon jungle.

奥地 おくち
その 探検隊 地図 載っていない 密林 奥地 踏み入れた

The expedition set foot in the remote depths of the jungle, which wasn't even on the map.

林立 りんりつ
都心 高層 ビル 林立 している

Skyscrapers are standing in rows in the city center.

大廈高楼 たいかこうろう
都会 大廈高楼 林立 している

Skyscrapers stand close together in the city.

山林 さんりん
この 辺り 広大 山林 広がっている

A vast mountain forest spreads out around this area.

伐採 ばっさい
山林 樹木 伐採 して 新しい 道路 建設 した

We cleared the trees in the forest and built a new road.

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