(ちか)

ちか
noun
land price, land value
businesseconomics
See also: 地下(ちか) (underground)
1. land price, land value
The monetary value of a plot of land. Used in real estate, economics, and urban planning contexts. Japan publishes official land prices annually, and land price trends are a major economic indicator.
Land prices near the station went up.
Land prices in the city center are extremely high.
After the bubble burst, land prices dropped significantly across the country.

Usage

地価(ちか) is a common economic term in Japan. Land prices have historically been a major factor in the Japanese economy, especially during the asset bubble of the late 1980s and its subsequent collapse.

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