林 — kanji meaning “grove”
林
grove, forest
- Meanings
- grove, forest
- On'yomi
- リン (rin)
- Kun'yomi
- はやし
- Name readings
- し
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #656 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 75
- Chinese reading
- lín — Chinese character page
Words with 林
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 森林 | しんりん shinrin | forest; woods |
| 農林 | のうりん nourin | agriculture and forestry |
| 林業 | りんぎょう ringyou | forestry |
| 山林 | さんりん sanrin | mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land |
| 林檎 | りんご ringo | apple (fruit) |
| 竹林 | ちくりん chikurin | bamboo thicket; bamboo grove |
| 松林 | まつばやし matsubayashi | pine forest |
| 林道 | りんどう rindou | path through forest; woodland path |
| 植林 | しょくりん shokurin | afforestation |
| 密林 | みつりん mitsurin | close thicket; dense forest; jungle |
| 雑木林 | ぞうきばやし zoukibayashi | grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice |
| 林立 | りんりつ rinritsu | standing close together; bristling (with) |
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