新 興 住 宅 地(しんこうじゅうたくち)

しんこうじゅうたくち

noun

newly developed residential area; new housing development

1. newly developed residential area; new housing development

A residential area that has been newly built, typically on the outskirts of a city, with rows of modern houses and young families as residents.

新興住宅地(しんこうじゅうたくち)に住(す)んでいる。

I live in a newly developed residential area.

この辺(あた)りは新興住宅地(しんこうじゅうたくち)で、若(わか)い家族(かぞく)が多(おお)い。

This area is a new housing development, and there are a lot of young families.

駅(えき)から車(くるま)で十五分(じゅうごふん)ほどの新興住宅地(しんこうじゅうたくち)に家(いえ)を建(た)てることにした。

We decided to build a house in a new residential area about fifteen minutes by car from the station.

Composed of 新興(しんこう) (newly risen, emerging), 住宅(じゅうたく) (housing), and 地(ち) (area, ground). 新興住宅地(しんこうじゅうたくち) typically refers to suburban neighborhoods that were farmland or undeveloped land a generation or two ago and have been built up with rows of single-family houses. These areas are often characterized by similar-looking homes, young populations, new schools, and a relative lack of long-established shops.

Common collocations

新興住宅地(しんこうじゅうたくち)に住(す)む: to live in a new housing development
新興住宅地(しんこうじゅうたくち)を開発(かいはつ)する: to develop a new residential area
新興住宅地(しんこうじゅうたくち)が広(ひろ)がる: new housing developments spread out

Similar words

住宅街(じゅうたくがい): residential district — any residential area, not necessarily new
ニュータウン: new town — a large-scale planned residential development, often including commercial and public facilities
団地(だんち): housing complex — a cluster of apartment buildings, often public housing

Related Words

Compare: 住宅街(じゅうたくがい) (residential district)

Compare: ニュータウン (new town)

Compare: 団地(だんち) (housing complex)

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