2023 Word of the Week: Week 01

2023 Word of the Week: Week 01

 

It’s been a while since I did a weekly word. For this week, the word of the week is:

もり
(mori)

Big Forest, Grove

もり (mori) is the Kun-Yomi of 森, while the On-Yomi is しん (Shin). The Kanji 森 is a combination of three 木’s (ki). You can check the Kanji 木 in this link.

森 is an N4 Kanji. 森 also means woods similar to 林, which is translated as forest. Don’t get confused with it. When we talk about a bigger forest, it will be 森, the smaller one is 林.  
             

 For the writing of 森, you may check it in the link below:

Kanji: 森

Examples:

しんりん (Shi n ri n) (森林) Forest, woods	もりのおく (Mo ri no o ku) (森の奥) Deep in the forest	しんりん が く (Shi n ri n ga ku) (森林学) Forestry
もりいのしし (Mo ri i no shi shi) (森猪) Forest wild boar	しんりんかさい (Shi n ri n ka sa i) (森林火災) Forest fire	しんりんち (Shi n ri n chi) (森林地) Forest land

わたしはひとりでもりにいきます。
(私は一人で森に行きます。)
(Watashi ha hitori de mori ni ikimasu.)
I will go into the forest alone.

わたしといっしょにもりにいきませんか。
(私と一緒に森に行きませんか。)
(Watashi to issho ni mori ni ikimasen ka.)
Would you like to go to the forest with me?


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Related topic:
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Japanese Lesson: 
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>> Japanese Combined Characters
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Japanese Quiz:
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>> Japanese Quiz: Vocabulary Part II
>> Japanese Quiz: Vocabulary Part 1

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