林 / Japanese Kanji Meanings & Readings

What does 林 mean?

Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).

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How to read 林?

Kunyomi... はやし/hayashi,おおい/oi

Onyomi... リン/rin

jinmeikun... ki, kimi, shige, shigeru, toki, fusa, moto, mori, yoshi,

* There are two typical ways of reading kanji, kun-yomi and on-yomi. In addition, there is a reading system called "jinmei kun" which is used only for names.

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林 / related names

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Name:
karin
Katakana:
カリン

Kanji:
佳林
Meaning:
  • Beautiful. Good in shape. Excellent. Splendid. The time is just right. Congratulations.
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
Name:
karin
Katakana:
カリン

Kanji:
可林
Meaning:
  • Can. Good. Can be forgiven. Good point. I can do it. Should do. Listening.
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
Name:
karin
Katakana:
カリン

Kanji:
花林
Meaning:
  • Flowers. Something shaped like a flower. A metaphor for something as beautiful or gorgeous as a flower. Honor. To be excellent.
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
Name:
zerin
Katakana:
ゼリン

Kanji:
是林
Meaning:
  • Correct
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
Name:
rintaro
Katakana:
リンタロウ

Kanji:
林太郎
Meaning:
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
  • Abundantly large. Large in circumference. Thick. Flabby. Very. A word used to refer to a person of high rank or status.
  • Male. Men. Young men. A word that refers broadly to boys. A retainer.
Name:
karin
Katakana:
カリン

Kanji:
榎林
Meaning:
  • Celtis sinensis (a kind of tree). A deciduous tree of the elm family.
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
Name:
kirin
Katakana:
キリン

Kanji:
希林
Meaning:
  • Rare. To be few in number, precious. To desire. To seek. To wish for. Faint. Sparse. thin.
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
Name:
rin
Katakana:
リン

Kanji:
Meaning:
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
Name:
karin
Katakana:
カリン

Kanji:
果林
Meaning:
  • Fruits. The fruit of a tree or grass. The end of a thing. The result. Finish. Accomplishment. To make a bold move. As expected. As I thought. Really. Cause and effect.
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
Name:
ringo
Katakana:
リンゴ

Kanji:
林悟
Meaning:
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
  • Enlightenment. Awaken to the truth. Awaken from your doubts. Quick to understand. Wise. Awakening from sleep. God and Buddha announce.
Name:
rinsei
Katakana:
リンセイ

Kanji:
林生
Meaning:
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
  • Live. To be born. Born. To grow. Life. A living thing. Pure. Unadulterated. Fresh. Unprocessed. Unripe. A person who is learning or practicing.
Name:
suzurin
Katakana:
スズリン

Kanji:
鈴林
Meaning:
  • A bell. A device that is rung by shaking it.
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
Name:
marin
Katakana:
マリン

Kanji:
舞林
Meaning:
  • Dance. To inspire. Encourage. To toy with. Do as you wish.
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
Name:
ringo
Katakana:
リンゴ

Kanji:
林檎
Meaning:
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
  • Apple. Kanji used for apples.
Name:
orin
Katakana:
オウリン

Kanji:
王林
Meaning:
  • King. A person who rules a country. Monarch. The emperor. The best of his kind. The first person. One of the pieces in chess. A relative of the royal family.
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
Name:
seirin
Katakana:
セイリン

Kanji:
聖林
Meaning:
  • Saint. A person of superior knowledge and virtue. A person who is respected. A person who is a leader in his or her field. A person who has mastered the truth. The son of heaven. A word used to refer to a person who is the son of heaven. Unblemished.
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
Name:
motoki
Katakana:
モトキ

Kanji:
林輝
Meaning:
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
  • Shining. Glittering. Brilliant. Splendid.
Name:
furin
Katakana:
フウリン

Kanji:
楓林
Meaning:
  • Maple. A general term for plants of the genus Acer in the family Aceraceae.
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
Name:
rin
Katakana:
リン

Kanji:
Meaning:
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
Name:
shigemori
Katakana:
シゲモリ

Kanji:
林司
Meaning:
  • Forest. A place where many trees are clustered together (smaller scale than a forest).
  • I'll take care of it. Government office. Officials. To take on a role. To manage. To take charge of. To watch.

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