雑木林|ぞうきばやしzoukibayashi[4]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. noungrove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket

• Related茂みしげみNeutralAny spot of dense plant growth, stressing thick foliage; small in scale and not necessarily a wood. 雑木林 is a whole grove of mixed trees.
• RelatedやぶNeutralOvergrown grass and bushes rather than a stand of trees; also appears in 「藪医者」, a quack doctor. 雑木林 is specifically a wood of mixed trees.
• Related叢林そうりんWrittenA dense, thick forest; can also mean a large Zen temple. Written/formal and rare; 雑木林 is the everyday word for a mixed grove.

Use 「雑木林」 for a grove of mixed miscellaneous trees. For overgrown grass and bushes say 「藪」, for a small patch of dense foliage 「茂み」, and 「叢林」 for a dense forest in formal, written prose.

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1. 様々さまざまな樹木じゅもく（雑木ぞうき）が生い茂おいしげる林はやし。