宅地(たくち)

たくち
noun
residential land; building lot
1. residential land; building lot; land for housing
A plot of land designated or used for building houses and residences. An important concept in Japanese real estate, zoning, and property tax.
宅地(たくち)を購入(こうにゅう)した。
I purchased a residential lot.
この辺(あた)りは農地(のうち)から宅地(たくち)に変(か)わった。
This area changed from farmland to residential land.
駅(えき)に近(ちか)い宅地(たくち)は価格(かかく)が高(たか)いが、利便性(りべんせい)は抜群(ばつぐん)だ。
Residential land near the station is expensive, but the convenience is outstanding.

Compound of 宅(たく) (house, residence) and 地(ち) (land). A key term in Japanese real estate and land use. Japan distinguishes land categories for taxation and zoning purposes, with 宅地(たくち) being the designation for housing land.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 宅地(たくち)開発(かいはつ): residential land development
  • 宅地(たくち)造成(ぞうせい): land preparation for housing
  • 宅地(たくち)を購入(こうにゅう)する: to purchase a residential lot
  • 宅地(たくち)建物(たてもの)取引(とりひき)業(ぎょう): real estate transaction business

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 敷地(しきち): site, grounds — the land on which a building stands
  • 用地(ようち): land for a specific purpose — general term for designated land
  • 農地(のうち): farmland — agricultural land, as opposed to residential
  • 更地(さらち): vacant lot — land with no buildings on it
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