林

grove, forest

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

リン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

はやし

Nanori (名乗り)

し

Stroke Order

8 / 8

Information

Grade:1

Strokes:8

JLPT:N2

Frequency:656

Vocabulary

リン

Word	Reading	Meaning
雑木林	ザツボクリン	grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
山林	サンリン	mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; woodland; mountains and forests
植林	ショクリン	afforestation
森林	シンリン	forest; woods
農林	ノウリン	agriculture and forestry

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
雑木林	ぞうきばやし	grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
林	はやし	wood; woods; forest; grove; copse; thicket; bunch (of something); cluster; line; collection
松林	まつばやし	pine forest
竹林	たけばやし	bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
林間学校	りんかんがっこう	school camp; outdoors school

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

stocks, stump, shares, stock, counter for small plants

design, pattern, build, nature, character, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft

lumber, log, timber, wood, materials, ingredients, talent

plank, board, plate, stage

come, due, next, cause, become

sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets

bough, branch, twig, limb, counter for branches

exam, school, printing, proof, correction

regularity, salary, order

ridgepole, ridge