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林
On'yomi
リン
RIN
Kun'yomi
はやし
hayashi
grove · forest
peacefulnature
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Strokes8
Frequency#656
Radical木tree(4)
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Strokes8
Cultural Context
Etymology
Two trees for place where trees stand. Grove.
Symbolism
Grove, forest, agriculture and forestry. Represents natural gathering.
Related Culture & Scenes
- — Deep in the forest
Games
ピクミン
Pikmin(2001)
Developer: Nintendo
Action strategy exploring 'woods' and forests.
View on Amazon →Words & Expressions
Four-Character Compounds
酒池肉林
しゅちにくりん
sumptuous feast; debauch; sumptuous feast
風林火山
ふうりんかざん
as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain; as fast as the wind, as quiet as the forest, as daring as fire, and immovable as the mountain
竹林七賢
ちくりんのしちけん
Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove; group of 3rd-century Qingtan scholars, writers, and musicians; Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove