| 150 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 64 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 75 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 420 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 2210 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 57 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 197 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 633 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 127 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 127 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 459 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1081 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1071 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 577 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 765 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 200 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 14551 | Morohashi |
| 861 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2590 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 196 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 208 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 75 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
林
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N2
656 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 林道 【リンドウ】 path through forest, woodland path, logging road
- 林業 【リンギョウ】 forestry
- 雑木林 【ゾウキバヤシ】 grove of miscellaneous trees, copse, coppice, thicket
- 農林 【ノウリン】 agriculture and forestry
Kun reading compounds
- 林 【はやし】 wood, woods, forest, grove, copse, thicket, bunch (of something), cluster, line, collection
- 林原美術館 【はやしばらびじゅつかん】 Hayashibara Museum of Art
Readings
- Japanese names:
- し
- Korean:
- rim
Spanish
- arboleda
- soto
Portuguese
- bosque
- floresta
French
- bois (petite forêt)
- bois
| 1864 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4a4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 4499.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-46-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6797 | Unicode hex code |
sagacious, genius, excellence
- On:
- シュン
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1007 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 俊 【シュン】 excellence, genius
- 俊足 【シュンソク】 swiftness of foot, fast runner, swift horse, fleet steed, person of great talent, gifted person
- 英俊 【エイシュン】 genius, prodigy
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すぐる、 とし
- Korean:
- jun
Spanish
- excelente
- sobresaliente
Portuguese
- sagaz
- gênio
- excelência
French
- sagacité
- génie
- excellence
- avisé
| 1371 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1321 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 448 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1472 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1050 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1039 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1845 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1997 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1424 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 96 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 117 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 77 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 86 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1023 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 674 | Morohashi |
| 102 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 216 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1014 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1089 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1228 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2167 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a7.10 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2324.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-51 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 4fca | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1926 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 傑 【ケツ】 the top (e.g. top ten), the best
- 傑人 【ケツジン】 outstanding person, distinguished person, person of high caliber
- 豪傑 【ゴウケツ】 hero, bold person, daring person, great person, extraordinary person
- 英傑 【エイケツ】 great person, hero, mastermind, extraordinary person
Kun reading compounds
- 優れる 【すぐれる】 to surpass, to outstrip, to excel
Readings
- Japanese names:
- すぐ、 たけ、 まさ
- Korean:
- geol
Spanish
- grandeza
- excelencia
- excelente
Portuguese
- grandeza
- excelência
French
- grandeur
- excellence
| 1211 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1601 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 517 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1208 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1063 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1827 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1731 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1849 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1431 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 127 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 175 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 115 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 133 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1008 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 955 | Morohashi |
| 155 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 293 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 999 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1074 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1606 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2164 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2a11.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-2-11 | SKIP code |
| 2529.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-23-70 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5091 | Unicode hex code |