林 – grove, forest

8 strokesTaught in grade 1#656 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 林 means grove, forest. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is リン (rin); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is はやし (hayashi). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 木 (no. 75).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	リン	rin
Kun’yomi	はやし	hayashi

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 木 (Kangxi radical 75). Components: 木.

Words using 林

林はやしwood山林さんりんmountain forest森林しんりんforest林業りんぎょうforestry

Example sentences

林に竹が目立つ。

Bamboo stands out in the woods.

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その国は森林でおおわれている。

The land is clothed with woods.

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Kanji with the same radical

本東業来機権査案村果格検校構木条

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