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林 (はやし): woods, forest — Japanese vocabulary

林 is read はやし and means "woods, forest". JLPT N4 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

林

Reading
はやし · hayashi
Translation
woods, forest
Level
JLPT N4
Pitch accent
はやしがはやしが

Example

家の後ろに林があります。

いえのうしろにはやしがあります。

There's a grove behind the house.

Kanji in this word

  • 林 — forest, grove

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