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Japanese symbol for “rainforest”

Romaji: urin
rainforest

In Japanese, rainforest is , read (urin).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n rainforest

Kanji and stroke order

rain
on: ウ
kun: あめ、あま-、-さめ
8 strokes · JLPT 4
grove, forest
on: リン
kun: はやし
8 strokes · JLPT 3

Other Japanese words for “rainforest”

WordReadingMeaning
こううりん kouurinrainforest
たうりん taurinrainforest

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
おおあめ ooameheavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
つゆ tsuyu(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July)
うてん utenrainy weather
ごうう gouutorrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst
こさめ kosamelight rain; drizzle
うき ukirainy season
しんりん shinrinforest; woods
のうりん nourinagriculture and forestry

See also: Chinese symbol for “rainforest”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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