林
林 — Grove
grove, forest
On’yomiリン (rin)
Kun’yomiはやし (hayashi)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 林
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 林 | はやし hayashi | wood; woods; forest |
| 森林 | しんりん shinrin | forest; woods |
| 農林 | のうりん nourin | agriculture and forestry |
| 山林 | さんりん sanrin | mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land |
| 林業 | りんぎょう ringyou | forestry |
| 植林 | しょくりん shokurin | afforestation |
Study notes
林 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 1), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #656 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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