| 1850 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1166 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 3915 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1799 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1699 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 691 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1467 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1563 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1840 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 650 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2791 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1435 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1934 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 366 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 30833P | Morohashi |
| 2245 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4998 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 360 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 384 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1216 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1188 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 茂林 【モリン】 luxuriant (dense) forest
- 繁茂 【ハンモ】 flourishing (of plants), thriving, luxuriant growth, growing lushly, rankness (of weeds)
Kun reading compounds
- 茂る 【しげる】 to grow thickly, to be in full leaf, to be rampant, to luxuriate, to be luxurious
Readings
- Japanese names:
- うむさ、 き、 し、 つとむ、 む、 もて
- Korean:
- mu
Spanish
- frondoso
- exuberante
- tupido
- engordar
- crecer (plantas)
- ser lujoso
- hacerse frondoso
- hacerse tupido
Portuguese
- Coberto de plantas
- cresce forte
- luxuriante
French
- pousser dru
- s'épaissir
- luxuriant
| 1959 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3k5.7 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-3-5 | SKIP code |
| 4425.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-44-48 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8302 | 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 |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N2
137 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 区 【ク】 ward, borough, city (in Tokyo), district (e.g. electoral), section, zone (e.g. postal)
- 区域 【クイキ】 area, zone, district, quarter, section, limits, boundary
- 学区 【ガック】 school district, school area
- 鉱区 【コウク】 mining area, mine lot
Readings
- Korean:
- gu, u
Spanish
- barrio
- distrito
- sección
Portuguese
- waº
- distrito
French
- circonscription
- arrondissement
| 591 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 282 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 465 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 67 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 757 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 168 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 131 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 183 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 183 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 548 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 233 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3681 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1879 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2559 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 1712 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 2674 | Morohashi |
| 2963 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 585 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 1696 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 1831 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 243 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3475 | 2001 Kanji |
| 2t2.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 3-2-2 | SKIP code |
| 7171.4 | Four corner code |
| 1-22-72 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 533a | Unicode hex code |