林 (はやし, hayashi) Japanese meaning: wood | Kotomoraに
小
さな
林
が
ある
。
There is a small wood behind the house.
I like walking in the woods.
Usage patterns
〈場所〉の林the woods/grove at a place
There is a small grove at the foot of the mountain.
林を抜けるto pass through/come out of the woods
That path goes through the woods and comes out at the sea.
林の中を歩くto walk through/inside the woods
I like walking through the woods early in the morning.
林が広がるfor woods/groves to spread out (over an area)
Woods spread out around the village.
酒林
sakabayashi; cedar ball hung at sake breweries
