林 means “grove, woods”

はやし · hayashi

Also: forest

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

はやし

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

リン

JLPT N4 · Taught in grade 1 · 8 strokes

The story

Two trees standing together: where one 木 is a tree, two make a grove, and three (森) a forest. That progression is the first magic trick every kanji learner discovers.

Used in 林 (hayashi, grove), 森林 (shinrin, forest), and 竹林 (chikurin, bamboo grove)

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