伐採

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伐採 (bassai): a tree that has been felled for logging.
Kanji in this term
ばつ > ばっ
Grade: S
さい
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese compound 伐採伐采 (bjot tshojX, literally attack, strike + gather). More commonly encountered in modern Mandarin with the characters in the reverse order, as traditional 採伐采伐 (cǎifá) and simplified 采伐 (cǎifá, to fell / to cut).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(ばっ)(さい) (bassai

  1. logging

Verb

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(ばっ)(さい)する (bassai surutransitive suru (stem (ばっ)(さい) (bassai shi), past (ばっ)(さい)した (bassai shita))

  1. to cut down (trees), to fell
    森林(しんりん)立木(たちき)伐採(ばっさい)する
    shinrin no tachiki o bassai suru
    to fell timber from the forest

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN