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Japanese symbol for “woodlands”

Romaji: shinrinchitai
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands

In Japanese, woodlands is , read (shinrinchitai).

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 wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands

Kanji and stroke order

forest, woods
on: シン
kun: もり
12 strokes · JLPT 3
grove, forest
on: リン
kun: はやし
8 strokes · JLPT 3
ground, earth
on: チ、ジ
6 strokes · JLPT 3
sash, belt, obi
on: タイ
kun: お.びる、おび
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しんりん shinrinforest; woods
あおもり aomoriAomori (city, prefecture)
おおもり oomorilarge forest
しんらばんしょう shinrabanshouall things in nature; the whole creation
しんりんこうえん shinrinkouenforest park
しんりんよく shinrin'yokuforest bathing; forest therapy; peaceful walk through the woods for health benefits
のうりん nourinagriculture and forestry
りんぎょう ringyouforestry
ちいき chiikiarea; region; district
けいたい keitaicarrying (on one's person or in the hand)

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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