| 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
1369 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 鶴首 【カクシュ】 looking forward to
- 鶴首して待つ 【カクシュシテマツ】 to wait expectantly, to be full of anticipation, to long for
- 鶏群の一鶴 【ケイグンノイッカク】 a swan among ducklings, a diamond among stones, a great figure among the common run of men
- 閑雲野鶴 【カンウンヤカク】 life in natural setting, free from worldly cares
Kun reading compounds
- 鶴 【つる】 crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
- 鶴岡工業高等専門学校 【つるおかこうぎょうこうとうせんもんがっこう】 Tsuruoka National College of Technology
- 白鶴 【はくつる】 Hakutsuru (brand of sake)
- 掃き溜めに鶴 【はきだめにつる】 a jewel in a dunghill
Readings
- Japanese names:
- たず、 ず、 か、 つ、 づ
- Korean:
- hag
Spanish
- grulla
- cigüeña
Portuguese
French
- grue
- cigogne
| 1120 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5365 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1917 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2926 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2277 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 950 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 2326 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1201 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1641 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1962 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 47185 | Morohashi |
| 1850 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6995 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1943 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2093 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1650 | 2001 Kanji |
| 11b10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-11 | SKIP code |
| 4722.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-36-65 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 9db4 | Unicode hex code |
station
- On:
- エキ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N4
724 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 駅 【エキ】 railway station, train station, staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan), counter for railway stations and bus stations
- 駅員 【エキイン】 (train) station attendant, station employee, station staff
- 宿駅 【シュクエキ】 relay station, post station, stage
- 終着駅 【シュウチャクエキ】 terminal station
Readings
- Korean:
- yeog
Spanish
- estación
Portuguese
- estação
French
- gare
| 158 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 253 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 233 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 384 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 5199 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 189 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 101 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 2172 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.12 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 284 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 284 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 56 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1915 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2292 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1184 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1618 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2003 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 44633P | Morohashi |
| 1822 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6735 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1984 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2138 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 426 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3462 | 2001 Kanji |
| 10a4.4 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-10-4 | SKIP code |
| 7738.7 | Four corner code |
| 1-17-56 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 99c5 | Unicode hex code |