The kanji 森: meaning, readings and stroke order

森

Meaning: forest
On reading: シン shin
Kun reading: もり mori
Strokes: 12
Radical: 木 tree
Level: Level 1 · grade 1

Stroke order

Meaning in other languages

Vietnamese: rừng rậm (sâm)
Japanese: もり。きがたくさんあるところ。
Korean: 숲 (삼)
Chinese: 森林

Readings, words and example sentences

シン shin · on reading

森しん林りん
forest
この山は 森しん林りんがひろいです。
This mountain has a big forest.

もり mori · kun reading

森もり
forest, woods
森もりの中で犬がないています。
A dog is barking in the forest.

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Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.