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Kanji: 林
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KANJI

林

8 strokes

READINGS

KUN 訓

はやし

ON 音

リン

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N2 (upper intermediate level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:	木 Radical name: き
Meaning:	Grove, forest
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 700 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	林(はやし)	woods, forester
N2	山林(さんりん)	mountain forest, mountains and forest
N2	森林(しんりん)	forest, woods
N1	林業(りんぎょう)	forestry

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