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N4 kanji · 12 strokes

森 means forest

木 a tree · 林 a grove

森Real origin

A tree on top of a grove (林): three trees make a forest.

Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.

Meaning and readings

Meanings
forest, woods
JLPT level
N4
Strokes
12
School grade
Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) もり mori

もり (mori) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.

From Chinese (onyomi) シン shin

シン (shin) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

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Common word

森林 しんりん · shinrin

forest, woods

Built from

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木 Used in 166 kanji

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The story and the part meanings are Chirami's own. Readings, meanings and the common word come from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, and the strokes from KanjiVG. Spotted a mistake? Email support@brightsmilesolutions.org.