Forest

もり (mori)

JLPT N4

Interesting Fact

The kanji 森 is made from three trees (木 + 木 + 木). If two trees make a grove (林), then three trees naturally create a forest.

Memory Trick

Imagine walking deeper and deeper into a forest surrounded by trees in every direction. That dense woodland is 森.

Readings

Onyomi: シン (shin)

Kunyomi: もり (mori)

Example Words

もり (mori)
Forest
森林
しんりん (shinrin)
Forest
森田
もりた (Morita)
Morita (surname)
熱帯雨林
ねったいうりん (nettai urin)
Rainforest

Example Sentence

森には 多くの 動物が います。

もりには おおくの どうぶつが います。

mori ni wa ooku no doubutsu ga imasu

There are many animals in the forest.

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