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)

Related Words

Compare: ジャングル (jungle (loanword)

Compare: 森林(しんりん) (forest (general term)

Compare: 原生林(げんせいりん) (virgin forest, old-growth forest)

Related: 熱帯林(ねったいりん) (tropical forest)

Related: 雨林(うりん) (rainforest)

Related: 熱帯雨林(ねったいうりん) (tropical rainforest)

Compare: 深(ふか)い森(もり) (deep forest)

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