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mountain forest, woodlands
Forested areas in mountainous regions; land covered with trees in mountains.
日本の国土の約7割は山林だ。
About 70% of Japan's land area is mountain forest.
山林の開発には環境問題がある。
There are environmental issues with developing forested mountain areas.
祖父は山林を所有している。
My grandfather owns mountain forest land.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 山林所有者 (forest landowner)
- 山林火災 (forest fire)
- 山林保護 (forest protection)
- 国有山林 (national forest)
RELATED WORDS:
- 森林 - forest (general term)
- 林 - woods, grove (smaller)
- 山 - mountain
山林 specifically refers to mountain areas covered with trees, often in a property/administrative context.
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