| 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
848 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 秀 【シュウ】 preeminence, supremacy, distinction, excellence
- 秀作 【シュウサク】 excellent (piece of) work
- 閨秀 【ケイシュウ】 accomplished lady, talented woman, eminent woman
- 清秀 【セイシュウ】 having refined and distinguished features, having a bright face
Kun reading compounds
- 秀でる 【ひいでる】 to excel, to surpass, to be superior, to be better (than others at something), to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows), to be prominent, to stand out
Readings
- Japanese names:
- しゅ、 しょう、 ひで、 ひでし、 ほ
- Korean:
- su
Spanish
- sobresaliente
- excelente
- sobresalir
- sobrepasar
Portuguese
- superar
- excelência
- beleza
- superação
French
- excellence
- exceller
- beauté
- dépasser
| 1355 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 859 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3263 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 973 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1582 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 726 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1683 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1798 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1171 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1429 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3152 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1616 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2202 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 923 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 24911 | Morohashi |
| 2545 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4123 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 914 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 980 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1142 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 2245 | 2001 Kanji |
| 5d2.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-5-2 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-1-6 | SKIP code |
| 2-5-3 | SKIP code |
| 2022.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-08 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 79c0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1389 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 貞 【テイ】 firm adherence to one's principles, chastity (of a woman)
- 貞潔 【テイケツ】 chastity, purity
- シロウト童貞 【シロウトドウテイ】 man who has never had sex except with sex workers
- 不貞 【フテイ】 unfaithfulness, infidelity, unchastity
- 貞永 【ジョウエイ】 Jōei era (1232.4.2-1233.4.15)
- 貞応 【ジョウオウ】 Jōō era (1222.4.13-1224.11.20)
Kun reading compounds
- 貞はる 【さだはる】 to harp too long on a subject
Readings
- Japanese names:
- さざ、 ただし、 りょう
- Korean:
- jeong
Spanish
- recto
- justo
- constante
- casto
Portuguese
- correto
- casto
- constância
- retidão
French
- intègre
- chasteté
- pureté
- vertu
| 1615 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1318 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 803 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1238 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1776 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 982 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1681 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1796 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1764 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1721 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2586 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1321 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1792 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 55 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 36658 | Morohashi |
| 2083 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5768 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 55 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 58 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1295 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1261 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2m7.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-2-7 | SKIP code |
| 2-7-2 | SKIP code |
| 2180.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-71 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8c9e | Unicode hex code |