(ぶんじょうち)

ぶんじょうち
noun
land sold in lots; subdivided land
1. land sold in lots; subdivided land for sale
A tract of land that has been divided into individual lots and sold to buyers, typically for building houses. A key concept in Japanese residential real estate.
分譲地(ぶんじょうち)(さが)している。
I'm looking for subdivided land for sale.
(えき)から(ちか)分譲地(ぶんじょうち)人気(にんき)(たか)い。
Subdivided lots near the station are popular.
(あたら)しい分譲地(ぶんじょうち)開発(かいはつ)され、住宅(じゅうたく)次々(つぎつぎ)()てられている。
New subdivided lots have been developed, and houses are being built one after another.

USAGE:
A real estate term commonly seen in advertisements and housing discussions. 分譲(ぶんじょう) means "selling in lots" and appears in compounds like 分譲(ぶんじょう)マンション (condominium for sale) and 分譲(ぶんじょう)住宅(じゅうたく) (house built on subdivided land).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 分譲地(ぶんじょうち)()う (to buy a lot)
  • 分譲地(ぶんじょうち)(さが)す (to look for lots)
  • 分譲地(ぶんじょうち)開発(かいはつ) (development of subdivided land)

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 宅地(たくち): residential land — a broader term for any land designated for housing
  • 分譲(ぶんじょう)マンション: condominium for sale — an apartment unit sold rather than rented