# 森 — Forest

Frequency rank 625 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

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

More common than 景 (Scene), less common than 兄 (Older Brother).

- On’yomi: しん
- Kun’yomi: もり
- Radical: 木 Tree (Kangxi 75)
- Frequency path: Level V of XX

Three trees (tree + tree + tree) packed together — one tree is a tree, two trees make a forest, and three trees create a dense, dark forest where no light reaches the ground.

In words:

- 森 もり — forest
- 森林 しんりん — forest,woods

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