乱伐

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 乱伐 is read らんばつ and means indiscriminate logging.
• Basic usage: It is used when describing damaged forests or the impact of logging on a region.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• A judgment about logging
  • 伐採 means cutting down trees. 乱伐 adds a negative judgment about indiscriminate methods or extent, so the words do not label all logging in the same way.
• Cause of damage
  • In 乱伐によって荒れた森, によって marks the cause of the forest's devastation.