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森

もり

thick woods, forest

Mnemonic

Three trees, and then a great many more もり of them. Twenty minutes in, the light has changed and you cannot hear the road any more: もり.

Worth knowing

森 is the forest and 林 はやし is the wood. 森林 しんりん puts them together for woodland in general.

Built from

forest
Three 木 trees. 林 with two is a wood; three is a forest you could get lost in.

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