[林] Handwritten Kanji for woods and its Readings, Radical and Usage

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