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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 1

JLPT level: N2

609 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: forest, woods

Kunyomi: もり

Onyomi: シン

Composition: 木 林

森

Radical

Radical: 木

Reading: き

Meaning: tree

Strokes: 4

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Examples

Examples with audio

森林(しんりん)   forest

森(もり)   woods

Onyomi Examples

森林 (シンリン) forest, woods

森閑 (シンカン) silent, still, quiet, hushed

森々 (シンシン) dense with trees, deeply forested

Kunyomi Examples

森 (もり) forest, shrine grove

森青蛙 (もりあおがえる) forest green tree frog (Rhacophorus arboreus)

どう森 (どうもり) Animal Crossing (video game series) (abbr)

青森 (あおもり) Aomori (city, prefecture)

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