Today’s Kanji is “林” (hayashi); Kanji for “woods”.
Handwritten Kanji “林“ (hayashi)
Readings, Radical and Meaning of “林”
| 漢字 Kanji | 読み Readings | ローマ字 Romaji | 画数 Stroke Count | 部首 Radical | 意味 Meaning |
| 林 | リン はやし | rin hayashi | 8 | 木 | woods |
Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)
Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “林”
| Jukugo / Usage | Yomi | Romaji | Meaning |
| 林 | はやし | hayashi | woods |
| 竹林 | たけばやし | takebayashi | Bamboo grove |
| 林間学校 | りんかんがっこう | rinkangakkou | an open-air school in the forest |
