伐採(ばっさい)

ばっさい
noun, suru verb
logging; felling trees; deforestation
1. logging; felling trees; cutting down trees
the act of cutting down trees, either for harvesting timber or clearing land
違法(いほう)伐採(ばっさい)が問題(もんだい)になっている。
Illegal logging has become a problem.
森林(しんりん)伐採(ばっさい)による環境(かんきょう)破壊(はかい)が深刻(しんこく)だ。
Environmental destruction from deforestation is serious.
危険(きけん)な木(き)を伐採(ばっさい)する許可(きょか)を得(え)た。
We obtained permission to fell the dangerous tree.

VERB FORM:

  • 伐採(ばっさい)する (to log, to fell trees)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 植林(しょくりん) (afforestation - opposite concept)
  • 森林破壊(しんりんはかい) (deforestation)
  • 皆伐(かいばつ) (clear-cutting)
  • 間伐(かんばつ) (thinning - selective cutting)

ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT:
違法伐採(いほうばっさい) (illegal logging) is a major environmental issue, contributing to 地球温暖化(ちきゅうおんだんか) (global warming) and habitat loss.

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Added 2026.1.27 9:58 · Revised 2026.2.19 21:32
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