Japanese symbol for “felling”
伐木
ばつぼく
Romaji: batsuboku
felling; logging
In Japanese, felling is 伐木, read ばつぼく (batsuboku).
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Meanings
- n felling; logging
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “felling”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伐倒 | ばっとう battou | felling |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伐採 | ばっさい bassai | felling timber; cutting down trees; logging |
| 間伐 | かんばつ kanbatsu | periodic thinning (e.g. forest) |
| 討伐 | とうばつ toubatsu | subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing |
| 乱伐 | らんばつ ranbatsu | reckless deforestation; overcutting of forests |
| 殺伐 | さつばつ satsubatsu | brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce |
| 征伐 | せいばつ seibatsu | conquest; subjugation; overcoming |
| 木材 | もくざい mokuzai | lumber; timber; wood |
| 木造 | もくぞう mokuzou | wooden; made of wood; wooden construction |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.