森
forest, woods

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

もり

Nanori (名乗り)

もと

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:1
Strokes:12
JLPT:2
Frequency:609

Vocabulary

シン

WordReadingMeaning
森林シンリンforest; woods
森閑シンカンsilent; still; quiet; hushed
森厳シンゲンsolemn
森羅万象シンラバンショウall things in nature; the whole creation
森林公園シンリンコウエンforest park

Other

WordReadingMeaning
森もりforest; shrine grove
青森県あおもりけんAomori Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
鎮守の森ちんじゅのもりgrove of the village shrine
森々しんしんdense with trees; deeply forested
森の奥もりのおくdeep in the forest

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

禁
ban, forbid, prohibition
Grade 5JLPT 2
棟
ridge, ridgepole
Grade 8JLPT 1
株
counter for small plants, shares, stock, stocks, stump
Grade 6JLPT 1
林
forest, grove
Grade 1JLPT 2
麻
flax, hemp, numb
Grade 8JLPT 1
秩
order, regularity, salary
Grade 8JLPT 1
奔
bustle, run
Grade 8JLPT 1
殊
especially, exceptionally, particularly
Grade 8JLPT 1
奥
heart, interior
Grade 8JLPT 2
倹
economy, frugal, thrifty
Grade 8JLPT 1