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    3. 林

    林

    林はやし

    wood

    N4KMT1News #2+1CoreNounNature & EnvironmentAmbiguous glossKanji Vocab8 strokes

    はやし

    Noun

    1.
    wood, woods, forest, grove, copse, thicket
    2.
    bunch (of something), cluster, line, collection

    Stroke 0 / 8

    Speed1.0x

    公こう園えんの隣となりに小ちいさな林はやしがあります。

    There is a small grove next to the park.

    KMT1Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    鳥とりたちが林のはやしの中なかでさえずっています。

    Birds are chirping in the woods.

    KMT2Nature & EnvironmentAnimals
    その林はやしは、昔むかしから神しん聖せいな場ば所しょとされてきました。

    That grove has been considered a sacred place since ancient times.

    KMT3Nature & EnvironmentReligion & PhilosophyHistory
    林はやしの中なかを散さん歩ぽするのはとても気き持もちがいいです。

    It feels very good to take a walk in the woods.

    KMT3Nature & EnvironmentDaily Life
    林はやしには多おおくの野や生せい動どう物ぶつが住すんでいます。

    Many wild animals live in the forest.

    KMT3Nature & EnvironmentAnimals

    Kanji that make up this word

    林
    はやし…(2)
    grove・forest
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