| 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 grade 5
JLPT level N1
823 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 【シリング】 shilling
- 志向 【シコウ】 intention, aim, preference (for), orientation (towards a goal)
- 遺志 【イシ】 wishes of a deceased person, dying wish
- 立志 【リッシ】 fixing one's aim in life, deciding one's life goal
Kun reading compounds
- 【シリング】 shilling
- 志す 【こころざす】 to plan, to intend, to aspire to, to set aims (sights on)
- 志 【こころざし】 will, resolution, intention, ambition, aim, goal, kindness, goodwill, kind offer, gift (as a token of gratitude)
- 志ある者は事ついに成る 【こころざしあるものはことついになる】 where there's a will, there's a way, with ambition one can achieve anything
- お志 【おこころざし】 kindness, courtesy
- 青雲の志 【せいうんのこころざし】 high (lofty) ambition
Readings
- Japanese names:
- じん、 べ、 べし、 ゆき
- Korean:
- ji
Spanish
- intención
- deseo
- aspiración
- ambición
- aspirar
- desear
- voluntad
Portuguese
- intenção
- plano
- resolver
- aspirar
- motivo
- esperanças
- shilling (din.)
French
- dessein
- intention
- plan
- motif
- aspirer à
- résolution
- espoirs
- shilling
| 623 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 718 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 692 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 622 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1064 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 757 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 527 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 464 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 573 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 582 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 756 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 770 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2725 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1394 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1881 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 607 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10331 | Morohashi |
| 2199 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1785 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 600 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 645 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 668 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1458 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3p4.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4033.1 | Four corner code |
| 1-27-54 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fd7 | 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 be better (than), to be superior, to surpass, to excel, to be excellent
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 |