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:N2

Frequency:609

Vocabulary

シン

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

Word	Reading	Meaning
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

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These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

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particularly, especially, exceptionally

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frugal, economy, thrifty