密林(みつりん)

みつりん
noun
dense forest; jungle; thick woods
1. dense forest; jungle; thick woods
A forest with very thick, closely packed vegetation. Often refers to tropical jungles or any heavily wooded area that is difficult to penetrate.
密林(みつりん)を探検(たんけん)する。
To explore the jungle.
アマゾンの密林(みつりん)には未知(みち)の生物(せいぶつ)がいる。
There are unknown creatures in the Amazon jungle.
密林(みつりん)の奥(おく)に分(わ)け入(い)ると、巨大(きょだい)な滝(たき)が姿(すがた)を現(あらわ)した。
When we pushed deep into the jungle, a massive waterfall came into view.

Composed of 密(みつ) (dense, thick) + 林(りん) (forest, woods). Evokes an image of lush, impenetrable vegetation. In modern Japanese slang, 密林(みつりん) is sometimes used as a nickname for Amazon (the company), playing on the meaning 'jungle.'

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 密林(みつりん)を探検(たんけん)する: to explore the jungle
  • 密林(みつりん)の奥(おく): deep in the jungle
  • 熱帯(ねったい)密林(みつりん): tropical jungle
  • 密林(みつりん)地帯(ちたい): jungle zone

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ジャングル: jungle (loanword; more casual and common in everyday speech)
  • 森林(しんりん): forest (general term; not necessarily dense)
  • 原生林(げんせいりん): virgin forest, old-growth forest (emphasis on being untouched)
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