| 2386 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 2623 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2128 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1385 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 743 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1003 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 15632 | Morohashi |
| 2895 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2525 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2585 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
2291 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 旦那 【ダンナ】 master (of a house, shop, etc.), husband, sir, boss, master, governor, patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess, sugar daddy, alms, almsgiving, almsgiver
- 檀越 【ダンオツ】 alms-giver, person who donates to a monk or a temple, dana-pati
- 仏壇 【ブツダン】 Buddhist (household) altar
- 阿檀 【アダン】 umbrella tree (Pandanus odorifer), fragrant screw pine, kewda
- 黒檀 【コクタン】 ebony
- 紫檀 【シタン】 rosewood, red sandalwood
Kun reading compounds
- 小檀 【こまゆみ】 spindle tree (Euonymus alatus f. ciliatodentatus)
Readings
- Korean:
- dan
Spanish
- árbol de la familia del cedro
Portuguese
French
| 4a13.11 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-4-13 | SKIP code |
| 4091.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-41 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 6a80 | Unicode hex code |
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
| 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) |
| 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 |