Quick answer
森 is the kanji for "Forest". Its reading is もり (mori). This page includes example sentences and a stroke-order diagram.
Meaning
Forest
Also : Woods
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 森 represents 'FOREST'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of forest.
On-reading: しん — remember this sound by associating it with forest. Kun-reading: もり.
Example Sentences
森の中を歩くと、マイナスイオンで気持ちがリフレッシュされます。
もりのなかをあるくと、まいなすいおんできもちがりふれっしゅされます。
Walking through a forest, you feel refreshed by negative ions.
深い森の中で、珍しい植物や野生動物に出会うことができます。
ふかいもりのなかで、めずらしいしょくぶつややせいどうぶつにであうことができます。
Deep in the forest, you can encounter rare plants and wild animals.
Vocabulary using 森
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 25, 2026
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