林 Forest

Meaning

Primary

Forest

Alternative

Grove

Word Type

noun

Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.

Reading

はやし

Explanation

Since this word is made up of a single kanji it uses the kun'yomi reading. You've already learned this reading with the kanji, though, so you should be able to read this.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 〜の林

  ヒノキの林

  a Japanese cypress forest

  ブナの林

  a beech forest

  スギの林

  a cedar forest

• 林に〜

  林に入る

  to enter a forest

  林に行く

  to go to a forest

  林になる

  to become a forest

• 林を〜

  林を出る

  to leave a forest

  林をあるく

  to walk through a forest

  林をぬける

  to go through a forest, to finally leave a forest

Context Sentences

あの林にはログハウスがたくさんあります。

There are many log houses in that forest.

虫がたくさんいたので、林からは早々に出ましたよ。

I left the forest early as there were a lot of bugs.

竹の林の中で、竹の子が土から出るのを見たんです。

I saw bamboo shoots coming out of the soil in the bamboo forest.

Kanji Composition

1. 林

   はやし Forest