森（もり）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: forest
Example sentences
- 静かな森の中をゆっくり歩く。 — I walk slowly through the quiet forest.
- この森には鳥がたくさんいる。 — There are a lot of birds in this forest.
Idioms & proverbs containing “森”
- 木を隠すなら森の中 (きをかくすならもりのなか) — if you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest
- 木の葉を隠すなら森の中 (このはをかくすならもりのなか) — if you want to hide a leaf, the best place is a forest
- 森羅万象 (しんらばんしょう) — all things in nature; the whole creation
- 森のバター (もりのバター) — avocado; forest butter
- 木を見て森を見ず (きをみてもりをみず) — to not see the forest for the trees; to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture
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See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “森” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)