dense forest; thick forest
Obsolete term for a dense or thick forest. Not used in modern Japanese; encountered only in historical or literary contexts.
古文書には「鬱林」という言葉が深い森を指して使われている。
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.
Standard modern word for 'May', replacing the archaic 鬱林.
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.