林 Kanji – grove
The Japanese kanji 林 can mean grove, forest.
Meaning and Readings
How is 林 read?
林 has the onyomi reading リン and the kunyomi reading はやし.
In romaji, these readings can be written as rin, hayashi.
Common Japanese Words Using 林
These common Japanese words contain 林. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 雑木林（ぞうきばやし） — grove of miscellaneous trees, copse, coppice, thicket
- 山林（さんりん） — mountain forest, forest on a mountain, forest land, woodland
- 松林（まつばやし） — pine forest
- 植林（しょくりん） — afforestation
- 森林（しんりん） — forest, woods
- 竹林（ちくりん） — bamboo thicket, bamboo grove
- 農林（のうりん） — agriculture and forestry
- 林（はやし） — wood, woods, forest, grove, copse, thicket
- 林学（りんがく） — forestry, silviculture
- 林業（り んぎょう） — forestry