dense forest; thick forest
Obsolete term for a dense or thick forest. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical or literary contexts.
In old documents, the word 鬱林 is used to refer to a deep forest.
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
Archaic term for the fifth month of the lunar calendar. Not used in modern Japanese; the modern name is 五月 (ごがつ).
In the old lunar calendar, 鬱林 meant May, but it is no longer used.
Obsolete kanji spelling for 'dense forest'; the first kanji is complex and rarely used in modern Japanese.
Alternate obsolete kanji spelling; also rare and not in modern use.
The kanji 鬱 means 'dense' or 'gloomy' and 林 means 'forest', together forming 'dense forest'. The reading うつりん is the on'yomi. The use for the fifth lunar month is an archaic convention; the exact derivation is uncertain.