How to say "logging" in Japanese

• 伐採ばっさいCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers logging in the sense of felling trees for timber, whether as an act or an industry. Use this when talking about cutting down forest trees, e.g. in forestry or environmental contexts.
• 切り出しきりだしCommon
  nounAlso matches 'logging', with a nuance of cutting out and extracting trees, particularly timber. A common word, though 伐採 is often the more direct term for logging itself.

Use 伐採 for the industry or act of felling trees for timber; 「切り出し」 also covers logging but emphasizes the cutting and extracting of trees, so 伐採 is usually the clearer choice.

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• 伐採ばっさいfelling timber
• 伐木ばつぼくfelling
• 切り出しきりだしlogging