(さんりん)

さんりん
noun
mountain forest, woodlands
1. mountain forest, woodlands
Forested areas in mountainous regions; land covered with trees in mountains.
日本(にほん)国土(こくど)(やく)7(わり)山林(さんりん)だ。
About 70% of Japan's land area is mountain forest.
山林(さんりん)開発(かいはつ)には環境(かんきょう)問題(もんだい)がある。
There are environmental issues with developing forested mountain areas.
祖父(そふ)山林(さんりん)所有(しょゆう)している。
My grandfather owns mountain forest land.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 山林(さんりん)所有者(しょゆうしゃ) (forest landowner)
  • 山林(さんりん)火災(かさい) (forest fire)
  • 山林(さんりん)保護(ほご) (forest protection)
  • 国有(こくゆう)山林(さんりん) (national forest)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 森林(しんりん) - forest (general term)
  • (はやし) - woods, grove (smaller)
  • (やま) - mountain

山林(さんりん) specifically refers to mountain areas covered with trees, often in a property/administrative context.

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