空(あ)き地(ち)

あきち

noun

vacant lot; empty plot of land

geography

1. vacant lot; empty plot of land; unused land

A piece of land that has no buildings or structures on it and is not being used for any particular purpose.

子(こ)どもたちが空(あ)き地(ち)で遊(あそ)んでいる。

Children are playing in the vacant lot.

駅前(えきまえ)の空(あ)き地(ち)にマンションが建(た)つらしい。

Apparently an apartment building is going to be built on the vacant lot in front of the station.

長年(ながねん)放置(ほうち)されていた空(あ)き地(ち)が雑草(ざっそう)だらけになり、近所(きんじょ)から苦情(くじょう)が出(で)ている。

The vacant lot that had been left unattended for years became overgrown with weeds, and complaints have come from the neighborhood.

Usage

空(あ)き地(ち) is a compound of 空(あ)き (empty, vacant) and 地(ち) (land). In Japanese neighborhoods, vacant lots are often associated with childhood play and are a common setting in manga and anime.

Common collocations

空(あ)き地(ち)で遊(あそ)ぶ (to play in a vacant lot)
空(あ)き地(ち)を利用(りよう)する (to make use of a vacant lot)
空(あ)き地(ち)に駐車(ちゅうしゃ)する (to park on a vacant lot)

Similar words

空(あ)き地(ち): vacant lot (general, everyday)
更地(さらち): cleared land, empty lot (ready for construction)
荒(あ)れ地(ち): wasteland, barren land (uncultivated, wild)

Related Words

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

Compare: 荒(あ)れ地(ち) (wasteland, barren land)

Compare: 広場(ひろば) (plaza, square, open space)

Compare: 原(はら)っぱ (open field)

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Added 2026.3.6 17:11 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

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