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森 = 木

森 is a Japanese kanji written with 12 strokes, listed here under the keyword “forest”. It is built from 木 (tree). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 209.

Keyword
forest
RTK frame
209
Strokes
12
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
もり
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
лес
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
森 forest

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 木 tree

Alternative decomposition

  1. 木 tree
  2. 林 grove

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