跡 地(あとち)

あとち

noun

former site; ruins of a site

1. former site; site where something once stood

The land or location where a building, facility, or settlement once existed but has been demolished, abandoned, or repurposed. Often used in urban development and historical contexts.

工場(こうじょう)の跡地(あとち)に公園(こうえん)ができた。

A park was built on the former factory site.

学校(がっこう)の跡地(あとち)をどう利用(りよう)するか議論(ぎろん)されている。

There is debate over how to use the former school site.

城(しろ)の跡地(あとち)は今(いま)では観光(かんこう)スポットとして多(おお)くの人(ひと)が訪(おとず)れる。

The castle ruins are now visited by many people as a tourist spot.

Compound of 跡(あと) (trace, remains) + 地(ち) (land, ground). Commonly used in news and planning discussions about redevelopment.

Common collocations

工場(こうじょう)跡地(あとち) (former factory site)
基地(きち)跡地(あとち) (former military base site)
跡地(あとち)利用(りよう) (reuse of a former site)
跡地(あとち)に建(た)てる (to build on a former site)

Similar words

遺跡(いせき): ruins, archaeological site (older, historical significance)
廃墟(はいきょ): ruins (emphasizes decay and abandonment)
更地(さらち): vacant lot, cleared land (land with nothing on it)

Related Words

Compare: 遺跡(いせき) (ruins, archaeological site)

Compare: 廃墟(はいきょ) (ruins)

Compare: 更地(さらち) (vacant lot, cleared land)

Compare: 焼(や)け跡(あと) (burned ruins)

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Added 2026.2.28 18:24 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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