# 林 — Forest

Frequency rank 710 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 激 (Fierce), less common than 散 (Scatter).

- On’yomi: りん
- Kun’yomi: はやし
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

A tree (tree) on the left stands beside another tree (tree) on the right — two trees side by side form a small forest, a grove thick enough to get lost in.

In words:

- 林 はやし — woods,forester
- 林業 りんぎょう — forestry
- 山林 さんりん — mountain forest,mountains and forest

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