Kanji
伐
N1
6 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1816
fell, strike, attack, punish
On'yomi (音読み)
バツ、 ハツ、 カ、 ボチ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
き.る、 そむ.く、 う.つ
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
伐採
ばっさい
felling timber; cutting down trees
間伐
かんばつ
periodic thinning (e.g. forest)
乱伐
らんばつ
reckless deforestation; overcutting of forests
傘伐林
さんばつりん
shelterwood forest
攻伐
こうばつ
subjugation; attacking
北伐
ほくばつ
Northern Expedition (China; 1926-1928)
森林伐採
しんりんばっさい
deforestation
伐期
ばっき
time for harvesting (of trees)
択伐
たくばつ
selection cutting (of trees); selective cutting
除伐
じょばつ
improvement cutting (of trees); cleaning
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
伐る
きる
to cut down (e.g. trees)
木を伐る
きをきる
to fell a tree