| 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1103 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 威 【イ】 power, authority, might, influence, dignity, majesty
- 威嚇 【イカク】 threat, intimidation, menace
- 球威 【キュウイ】 (pitcher's) stuff
- 国威 【コクイ】 national prestige
Kun reading compounds
- 脅す 【おどす】 to threaten, to menace, to frighten (into doing)
- 縅 【おどし】 leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
- 脅し 【おどし】 threat, bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
- 糸威 【いとおどし】 binding of plates with colored laces (in traditional suits of armor)
- 白糸威 【しろいとおどし】 binding of plates with white laces (in traditional suits of armor)
- 脅かす 【おどかす】 to threaten, to menace, to intimidate, to startle, to frighten, to scare
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いさ、 たけ、 たけし
- Korean:
- wi
Spanish
- dignidad
- majestad
- amenazar
- intimidar
- fuerza
Portuguese
- intimidar
- dignidade
- majestade
- ameaça
- ameaçar
French
- intimidant
- dignité
- majesté
- menacer
| 1002 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 982 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1803 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1011 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1194 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1251 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1339 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1422 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1333 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 428 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4394 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2226 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2993 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 370 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6259 | Morohashi |
| 3578 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1219 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 364 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 389 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1243 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1459 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4n5.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-9-4 | SKIP code |
| 5320.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-16-50 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5a01 | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1277 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 広大 【コウダイ】 vast, extensive, immense, huge, large, grand, magnificent
- 宏遠 【コウエン】 vast and far-reaching
- 恢弘 【カイコウ】 propagation, spreading out, extending
Kun reading compounds
- 広い 【ひろい】 spacious, vast, wide
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あつ、 ひろ、 ひろし
- Korean:
- goeng
Spanish
- amplio
- grande
- magnífico
Portuguese
French
| 1286 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1936 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 674 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2050 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2728 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1397 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 7086 | Morohashi |
| 2202 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1314 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2212 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2324 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 3m4.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 3043.2 | Four corner code |
| 1-25-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5b8f | Unicode hex code |