Sanrin (English spelling) forest

Japanese: 山林 - さんりん（英語表記）forest

Generally used in the same sense as forest, but sometimes limited to mountain forests and excluding flatland forests. A state in which tall trees grow in clusters, with the crowns (crowns) of the trees standing side by side forming a layer called a canopy (this state is called closed or closed). There are various ways to classify forests, and from the viewpoint of ownership they are classified as national forests and private forests (public forests, private forests), from the viewpoint of afforestation they are classified as artificial forests and natural forests (primeval forests, naturally regenerated forests), from the viewpoint of tree species they are classified as coniferous forests and broadleaf forests, and from the viewpoint of use they are classified as economic forests (→ timber forests, firewood forests) for the use of forest products (especially lumber production), scenic forests for public functions, and disaster prevention forests (coastal windbreaks, watershed conservation forests, avalanche prevention forests, etc.). The total forest area of Japan is about 25,212,000 hectares, with 31% being national forests, 11% being public forests, and 58% being private forests. Natural forests account for 54%, planted forests for 41% (1990), and others for 5%.

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Japanese:

一般に森林と同じ意味に使われるが，平地林を除いて山岳林に限る場合もある。高木が群生している状態で，並び立った樹木の樹冠 (クローネ) が，枝を交えて林冠と呼ばれる一つの層をつくっている (この状態を閉鎖とか鬱閉という) 。山林には各種の分類方法があり，所有権のうえから国有林，民有林 (公有林，私有林 ) ，造林の観点から人工林，天然林 (原始林，天然生林) ，樹種により針葉樹林，広葉樹林，利用目的によって，林産物 (特に木材生産) 利用のための経済林 (→用材林 ,　薪炭林 ) ，公益的機能のための風致林，防災林 (海岸防風林，水源涵養林，なだれ防止林など) に分けられる。日本の森林総面積は約 2521万 2000haで，国有林 31%，公有林 11%，私有林 58%。天然林 54%，人工林 41% (1990) ，その他5%となっている。

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