Illustration: A narrow footpath winds through a Japanese hillside forest, surrounded by tall cedar trunks and patches of broadleaf trees. Overlapping branches form a continuous canopy, while ferns, exposed roots, and fallen leaves cover the ground.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

森しん林りん

shinrin

forest, woods

Example sentences

その国くには森林しんりんでおおわれている。
The land is clothed with woods.
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森林しんりんの空気くうきはおいしい。
The air is wonderful in the woods.
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私わたしは森林しんりんの中なかで道みちに迷まよった。
I lost my way in the forest.
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Kanji in 森林

森forest; woodsOnシンKunもり
林grove; forestOnリンKunはやし

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