Hanja Analyzer
林

林 — rim

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
수풀 림
Romanization
rim
English
forest, grove; surname
Mandarin
lín
Japanese on'yomi
リン
Japanese kun'yomi
はやし
Japanese usage
Jōyō kanji
School grade
Grade 1
Newspaper frequency
#656 of 2,500
Strokes
8
Radical
木 (75, 4 residual)
Unicode
U+6797

Parts that make up 林

  • 木 나무 목, 나무에 서화를 새길 모 뿌리와 가지를 벌린 나무나무와 나무로 만든 것, 식물
  • 木 나무 목, 나무에 서화를 새길 모 뿌리와 가지를 벌린 나무나무와 나무로 만든 것, 식물

Korean example words with 林

  • 임목林木 Korean gloss: 숲의 나무
  • 선림禪林 Korean gloss: 선종(禪宗)의 절
  • 수림樹林 Korean gloss: 나무가 우거진 숲
  • 송림松林 Korean gloss: 소나무가 우거진 숲
  • 임로林路 Korean gloss: 산속에 나 있는 길
  • 유림儒林 Korean gloss: 유학을 신봉하는 무리
  • 영림營林 Korean gloss: 삼림을 관리하고 경영함
  • 임간林間 Korean gloss: 수풀 사이. 또는 숲속
  • 무림茂林 Korean gloss: 나무가 울창하게 우거진 숲
  • 순림純林 Korean gloss: 한 종류의 나무로만 이루어진 숲
  • 무림武林 Korean gloss: 무사(武士) 또는 무협(武俠)의 세계
  • 밀림密林 Korean gloss: 큰 나무들이 빽빽하게 들어선 깊은 숲

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 林

  • 林はやし wood; woods; forest
  • 森林しんりん forest; woods
  • 農林のうりん agriculture and forestry
  • 山林さんりん mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land
  • 林業りんぎょう forestry
  • 植林しょくりん afforestation
  • 雑木林ぞうきばやし grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice
  • 林野庁りんやちょう Forestry Agency
  • 林道りんどう path through forest; woodland path; logging road
  • 林立りんりつ standing close together; bristling (with)
  • 密林みつりん close thicket; dense forest; jungle
  • 林野りんや forests and fields

Characters sharing the phonetic 林

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “림”

Other hanja with radical 木

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