密林
Meanings
1
Refers to a thick, impenetrable forest or jungle. Often used in literary or descriptive contexts.
The expedition team advanced through the dense jungle.
This area is covered in thick forest.
2
Internet slang; a playful reading of the kanji 密林 (dense forest) as a reference to the Amazon rainforest, used to refer to the online retailer Amazon.
I shopped on Amazon.
That product was selling cheap on Amazon.
Usage patterns
- 深い密林deep, dense jungle
The expedition team advanced through the deep jungle.
- 密林で〈物〉を買うto buy something on 'Amazon' (internet slang)
I bought that book on Amazon.
- 密林に迷い込むto wander into and get lost in the jungle
He lost his way and ended up wandering into the jungle.
- 密林を切り開くto clear (a path through) the dense forest
The villagers cleared the dense forest to make a road.