耕地(こうち)

こうち
noun
arable land, cultivated land
1. arable land, cultivated land, farmland
Land that is suitable for or actively used for growing crops. Refers to fields that have been prepared and maintained for agricultural use.
この地域(ちいき)には耕地(こうち)が少(すく)ない。
There is little arable land in this area.
耕地(こうち)を広(ひろ)げるために森(もり)が伐採(ばっさい)された。
Forests were cut down to expand the cultivated land.
日本(にほん)は山(やま)が多(おお)いため、耕地(こうち)面積(めんせき)が限(かぎ)られている。
Japan has limited arable land area because it is so mountainous.
耕地面積 = cultivated land area

USAGE: 耕地(こうち) specifically refers to land that has been worked and prepared for cultivation. It's more formal than 畑(はたけ) (field) or 田(た)んぼ (rice paddy).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 耕地(こうち)面積(めんせき) (cultivated land area)
  • 耕地(こうち)整理(せいり) (land consolidation)
  • 耕地(こうち)を耕(たがや)す (to cultivate arable land)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 農地(のうち) (agricultural land - broader term)
  • 畑(はたけ) (vegetable field/dry field)
  • 田(た)んぼ (rice paddy)
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Added 2026.1.13 20:35 · Revised 2026.1.19 21:17
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