林
林

grove, forest

8 strokesFrequency 656JLPT N3Grade 1

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Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

grove

Constituents

?tree2
?wood
?wood2
木tree

Mnemonic Stories

A grove is a small cluster of trees.

Dictionary

Common Words

林はやしNounFreq #4235
1

wood; woods; forest; grove; copse; thicket

Examples
林に竹が目立つ。
Bamboo stands out in the woods.
2

bunch (of something); cluster; line; collection

森林しんりんNoun～の Adj.Freq #11969
1

forest; woods

Examples
その国は森林でおおわれている。
The land is clothed with woods.
りんご林檎リンゴNounUsually kanaFreq #13430
1

apple (fruit)

Examples
これらのりんごは料理用にもってこいだ。
These apples are good cookers.
2

apple tree (Malus pumila)

雑木林ぞうきばやしざつぼくりんNounFreq #22157
1

grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket

密林みつりんNounFreq #23466
1

close thicket; dense forest; jungle

Examples
我々はどうにかしてその密林を通り抜けよう。
We will get through the jungle somehow.
2

Internet slang

Amazon (online retailer)

竹林ちくりんたけばやしNounFreq #27930
1

bamboo thicket; bamboo grove

Examples
パンダは竹林にすんでいます。
Pandas live in bamboo thickets.
ベルリン《伯林》NounUsually kanaFreq #28570
1

Berlin (Germany)

Examples
ベルリンの壁が崩壊したのは１９８９年のことだった。
It was in 1989 that the Berlin Wall was taken down.
ハリウッド《聖林》NounUsually kanaFreq #29239
1

Hollywood

山林さんりんNounFreq #30631
1

mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; woodland

2

mountains and forests

林立りんりつNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #32710
1

standing close together; bristling (with)

Examples
ニューヨークには高層ビルが林立している。
New York bristles with towering buildings.
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