更地(さらち)

さらち
noun
vacant lot; empty land; cleared land
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1. vacant lot; empty land
Land without any buildings or structures, ready for construction or sale.
古(ふる)い家(いえ)を取(と)り壊(こわ)して更地(さらち)にした。
I demolished the old house and cleared the land.
駅前(えきまえ)の更地(さらち)にマンションが建(た)つらしい。
Apparently an apartment building will be built on the vacant lot in front of the station.
更地(さらち)の状態(じょうたい)で売(う)りに出(だ)された。
It was put up for sale as a cleared lot.

Real estate usage

Common term in real estate transactions. Land is often sold as 更地(さらち) (cleared) or with existing structures.

Common expressions

  • 更地(さらち)にする - to clear the land (demolish existing structures)
  • 更地(さらち)で売(う)る - to sell as vacant land
  • 更地(さらち)渡(わた)し - delivery as cleared land

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Related Words

Compare: 空(あ)き地(ち) (unused lot (may have weeds))
Related: 宅地(たくち) (residential land)
Related: 敷地(しきち) (site, premises)
Compare: 跡地(あとち) (former site)
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Added 2026.1.23 8:40 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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