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vacant lot; empty land
Land without any buildings or structures, ready for construction or sale.
古い家を取り壊して更地にした。
I demolished the old house and cleared the land.
駅前の更地にマンションが建つらしい。
Apparently an apartment building will be built on the vacant lot in front of the station.
更地の状態で売りに出された。
It was put up for sale as a cleared lot.
REAL ESTATE USAGE:
Common term in real estate transactions. Land is often sold as 更地 (cleared) or with existing structures.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 更地にする - to clear the land (demolish existing structures)
- 更地で売る - to sell as vacant land
- 更地渡し - delivery as cleared land
COMPARISON:
- 更地 - cleared/vacant lot (no structures)
- 空き地 - empty lot (may have weeds, unused)
- 宅地 - residential land
- 敷地 - site, premises (for a specific purpose)