森

もり · mori · JLPT N4 · noun

forest

🌲🌳 森 = 木 + 木 + 木: three trees make a forest

One 木 is a tree, two (林, hayashi) is a grove, three (森, mori) is a full forest. For the sound: mori = more-y, as in more and more trees.

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