Kanji

森

森

forest, woods

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

木部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

シン

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

もり

Nanori (Name Reading)

しげ, しげる, もり

Common Readings

シン, もり

Example sentences

森 もり
彼 は 深い 森 の 中 で 迷ってしまった 。

He got lost in the deep forest.

中 なか
森 の 中 を 歩く

Walking through the forest.

森の奥 もりのおく
道 に 迷って 、 気づけば 森の奥 深く まで 来ていた 。

I got lost and realized I had come deep into the forest.

森林 しんりん
豊かな 森林 を 守る ため に 、 植林 活動 が 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 の 濫伐 は 生態系 を 破壊 する 。

Indiscriminate logging of forests destroys the ecosystem.

森羅万象 しんらばんしょう
宇宙 の 森羅万象 に 終わり は ない 。

There is no end to all things in the universe.

青森 あおもり
彼 は 青森 出身 で 、 冬 の 寒さ に は 強い 。

He is from Aomori and is used to the cold in winter.

原産 げんさん
この リンゴ の 原産 は 青森 です

The place of origin for these apples is Aomori.

Example Vocabulary

森

もり

forest; woods

森の奥

もりのおく

deep in the forest; heart of the woods

森林

しんりん

forest

森羅万象

しんらばんしょう

all things in nature; the whole of creation

青森

あおもり

Aomori (prefecture/city)

森林地帯

しんりんちたい

大森

おおもり

森林浴

しんりんよく

森林公園

しんりんこうえん

鎮守の森

ちんじゅのもり

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