This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

檀林

談林

Reading

Kana: だんりん
Romaji: danrin
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

Buddhist center for study and meditation; monastery; temple

(Buddhist term)
Note: abbreviation of 栴檀林
See also: 栴檀
2

Danrin style of haikai poetry (playful and oriented to the common person); Danrin school (of haikai poetry)

Note: abbreviation
See also: 俳諧 談林風 談林派

Kanji

Readings: ダン、 タン、 まゆみ
Meanings: cedar, sandlewood, spindle tree
Readings: リン、 はやし
Meanings: grove, forest
Reading: ダン
Meanings: discuss, talk