Japanese symbol for “rainforest”
雨林
うりん
Romaji: urin
rainforest
In Japanese, rainforest is 雨林, read うりん (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
- n rainforest
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “rainforest”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 降雨林 | こううりん kouurin | rainforest |
| 多雨林 | たうりん taurin | rainforest |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大雨 | おおあめ ooame | heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour |
| 梅雨 | つゆ tsuyu | (East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July) |
| 雨天 | うてん uten | rainy weather |
| 豪雨 | ごうう gouu | torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst |
| 小雨 | こさめ kosame | light rain; drizzle |
| 雨季 | うき uki | rainy season |
| 森林 | しんりん shinrin | forest; woods |
| 農林 | のうりん nourin | agriculture 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.