Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese Scripts 星林, 星鈴, 星凛, 世林, etc.(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. SE-ṘEEN [key] Meaning & History From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star" combined with 林 (rin) meaning "woods; grove; forest; copse", 鈴 (rin) meaning "bell, chime" or 凛 (rin) meaning "dignified, severe, cold". Other kanji combinations are possible.