自 然 破 壊(しぜんはかい)

しぜんはかい

noun

destruction of nature; environmental destruction

1. destruction of nature; environmental destruction

The damage or devastation of the natural environment caused by human activities such as deforestation, pollution, and overdevelopment.

自然破壊(しぜんはかい)が深刻(しんこく)だ。

The destruction of nature is serious.

開発(かいはつ)による自然破壊(しぜんはかい)を止(と)めなければならない。

We must stop the destruction of nature caused by development.

自然破壊(しぜんはかい)が進(すす)むと多(おお)くの動植物(どうしょくぶつ)が絶滅(ぜつめつ)の危機(きき)にさらされる。

As the destruction of nature progresses, many plants and animals face the threat of extinction.

A compound of 自然(しぜん) (nature) + 破壊(はかい) (destruction). A central term in environmental discourse in Japan, where rapid postwar industrialization led to significant environmental damage and subsequent environmental protection movements.

Common collocations

自然破壊(しぜんはかい)を防(ふせ)ぐ: to prevent destruction of nature
自然破壊(しぜんはかい)が進(すす)む: destruction of nature advances
大規模(だいきぼ)な自然破壊(しぜんはかい): large-scale environmental destruction

Similar words

環境破壊(かんきょうはかい): environmental destruction — broader term that includes pollution and other forms of environmental damage, not limited to the natural world
森林破壊(しんりんはかい): deforestation — specifically about the destruction of forests
自然保護(しぜんほご): nature conservation — the opposite concept, protecting nature

Related Words

Compare: 環境破壊(かんきょうはかい) (environmental destruction)

Compare: 森林破壊(しんりんはかい) (deforestation)

Antonym: 自然保護(しぜんほご) (nature conservation)

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