雑木林(ぞうきばやし)

ぞうきばやし
noun
thicket; copse; woods of mixed trees
geography
1. thicket; copse; woods of mixed trees
A small wood made up of various kinds of ordinary broadleaf trees rather than planted timber, often found near villages and farmland.
家(いえ)の裏(うら)に雑木林(ぞうきばやし)がある。
There is a thicket behind the house.
子供(こども)のころ雑木林(ぞうきばやし)でよく虫(むし)を捕(つか)まえた。
As a child I often caught insects in the copse.
昔(むかし)の里山(さとやま)には薪(まき)を取(と)るための雑木林(ぞうきばやし)が広(ひろ)がっていた。
The old rural hills were covered with mixed woods used for gathering firewood.

Formed from 雑木(ぞうき) (assorted/miscellaneous trees) + 林(はやし) (woods), with rendaku making it ぞうきばやし. Refers to woods of mixed everyday trees, not a planted stand of a single timber species.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 森(もり): forest — larger and denser
  • 林(はやし): woods — the general term; 雑木林(ぞうきばやし) specifies a mix of ordinary, unplanted trees

Related Words

Compare: 森(もり) (forest)
Compare: 自然林(しぜんりん) (natural forest)
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