農 地(のうち)

のうち

noun

farmland; agricultural land

geography

1. farmland; agricultural land; cultivated land

Land used for farming, including both crop fields and pastures.

農地(のうち)を耕(たがや)す。

To cultivate farmland.

農地(のうち)が住宅地(じゅうたくち)に変(か)わっていく。

Farmland is being turned into residential areas.

高齢化(こうれいか)で担(にな)い手(て)が減(へ)り、耕作(こうさく)放棄(ほうき)された農地(のうち)が年々(ねんねん)増(ふ)えている。

As the population ages and the number of farmers declines, the amount of abandoned farmland is increasing year by year.

Compound of 農(のう) (agriculture) + 地(ち) (land).

Common collocations

農地(のうち)改革(かいかく) (agrarian reform)
農地(のうち)を転用(てんよう)する (to convert farmland to other use)
耕作(こうさく)放棄(ほうき)農地(のうち) (abandoned farmland)
農地(のうち)法(ほう) (Agricultural Land Act)

Usage

農地(のうち) is a neutral, semi-formal term used in news, policy, and legal contexts. In everyday speech, 畑(はたけ) (field for crops) or 田(た)んぼ (rice paddy) are more common for referring to specific types of farmland.

Related Words

Related: 農業(のうぎょう) (agriculture, farming)

Related: 農家(のうか) (farmer, farm household)

Compare: 宅地(たくち) (residential land)

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Added 2026.2.28 21:19 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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