深(ふか)い森(もり)

ふかいもり

noun

deep forest; dense forest

1. deep forest; dense forest; thick woods

A forest that is extensive, dense, and far from human habitation. Used both literally to describe remote woodland areas and figuratively to suggest mystery, danger, or the unknown.

深(ふか)い森(もり)に入(はい)った。

I entered a deep forest.

深(ふか)い森(もり)の中(なか)では日(ひ)の光(ひかり)がほとんど届(とど)かない。

Deep inside the forest, almost no sunlight reaches the ground.

昔話(むかしばなし)には、深(ふか)い森(もり)の奥(おく)に住(す)む不思議(ふしぎ)な生(い)き物(もの)がよく登場(とうじょう)する。

Folktales often feature mysterious creatures living deep within the forest.

A common descriptive phrase combining 深(ふか)い (deep) and 森(もり) (forest). In Japanese literature and folklore, the deep forest is a frequent setting representing the boundary between the human world and the supernatural. Locations like 白神山地(しらかみさんち) (Shirakami Mountains) and 屋久島(やくしま) (Yakushima) are famous for their primeval deep forests.

Common collocations

深(ふか)い森(もり)の奥(おく): deep inside the forest
深(ふか)い森(もり)に迷(まよ)い込(こ)む: to wander into a deep forest
深(ふか)い森(もり)に囲(かこ)まれた: surrounded by deep forest

Similar words

密林(みつりん): jungle, dense forest — emphasizes thick vegetation; often tropical
原生林(げんせいりん): primeval forest, virgin forest — forest untouched by human activity
樹海(じゅかい): sea of trees — a vast, dense forest viewed from above; famously associated with 青木ヶ原(あおきがはら)

Related Words

Compare: 密林(みつりん) (jungle, dense forest)

Compare: 原生林(げんせいりん) (primeval forest, virgin forest)

Compare: 樹海(じゅかい) (sea of trees)

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