JLPT N4 · Noun

林 (hayashi)

林 (はやし, hayashi) is a Japanese noun meaning “wood; woods”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
はやし
Romaji
hayashi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. wood; woods; forest; grove; copse · noun
  2. bunch (of something); cluster; line; collection · noun

Example sentences

林に竹が目立つ。
Bamboo stands out in the woods.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 林

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 林.

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

Source: JMdict entry 1555440 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.