JLPT N2 · 8 strokes
Kanji 林: "grove, forest"
The kanji 林 means "grove, forest". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read リン in on'yomi and はやし in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
リン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
はやし
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | grove, forest |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 656 of 2,501 |
Common words with 林
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 林wood; woods; forest; grove · bunch (of something); cluster; line; collection
- 森林forest; woods
- 林檎apple (fruit) · apple tree (Malus pumila)
- 雑木林grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
- 密林close thicket; dense forest; jungle · Amazon (online retailer)
- 竹林bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
- 伯林Berlin (Germany)
- 聖林Hollywood
- 山林mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; woodland · mountains and forests
- 林立standing close together; bristling (with)
- 林道path through forest; woodland path · logging road
- 松林pine forest
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