杏林 きょうりん Meanings Noun apricot grove doctor (from the story of Dong Feng, a Chinese doctor who made patients plant apricot trees in lieu of payment) Kanji 杏 apricot. Read as キョウ. 林 woods. Read as リン. Words containing 杏林 杏林大学 (きょうりんだいがく) Kyorin University Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists