森しん林りん

し

ん

り

ん

Common wordJLPTN2Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

forest; woods

General term for a forest or wooded area. Often used in formal, scientific, or environmental contexts, but also in everyday language.

この地ち域いきには広こう大だいな森しん林りんが広ひろがっている。
A vast forest stretches across this region.
森しん

林りん

保ほ

護ご

は

地ち

球きゅう

温おん

暖だん

化か

対たい

策さく

の

重じゅう

要よう

な

一いち

部ぶ

だ

。

Forest conservation is an important part of measures against global warming.

Kanji

森forest, woods
林grove, forest

Similar words

森もり
もり is a more common, everyday word for 'forest' or 'woods'. 森林 is more formal and often used in technical or environmental contexts.
林はやし
はやし typically refers to a smaller wooded area or grove, while 森林 implies a larger, denser forest.

Etymology

Compound of 森 (しん, 'forest') and 林 (りん, 'woods'), both of which are kanji representing wooded areas. The combination reinforces the meaning of a large forest.