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  4. /林 (forest)
林

forest, grove

N2Grade 18 strokes

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

リン

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

はやし

Radicals

林

Stroke Order

  1. 18 strokes

How to Remember

林 means "forest".

Example Words

林

はやし

forest

←板board枚counter for flat thin objects or sheets→
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