noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. periodic thinning (e.g. forest).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
間伐 かんばつ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

interval, space
ま カン ケン (2nd, N5)
gate, counter for cannons
モン かど と (2nd, N2)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
fell, strike, attack
バツ き.る う.つ (8th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)