(くかく)

くかく
noun, verb (suru)
block, section, lot, partition
1. block, section, lot, plot of land, partition
A defined section or division of land, space, or area that has been marked off for a specific purpose. Used for land parcels, parking spaces, city blocks, and other partitioned areas.
駐車場(ちゅうしゃじょう)区画(くかく)(くるま)()めた。
I parked my car in a parking space.
住宅地(じゅうたくち)整然(せいぜん)区画(くかく)されている。
The residential area is neatly divided into lots.
再開発(さいかいはつ)区画(くかく)整理(せいり)(おこな)われ、(みち)(ひろ)くなった。
Through redevelopment and land readjustment, the roads became wider.

Can function as both a noun (a section/lot) and a suru-verb (to partition/divide into sections).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 区画(くかく)整理(せいり) (land readjustment — urban planning term)
  • 駐車(ちゅうしゃ)区画(くかく) (parking space/bay)
  • 区画(くかく)()ける (to divide into sections)
  • 区画(くかく)する (to partition, to section off)