用地(ようち)

ようち
noun
land designated for a purpose, site
formalbuilding
1. land designated for a purpose, site
Land set aside or purchased for a specific use — construction, a facility, a road. Bureaucratic and planning-oriented in feel, always paired with a purpose word.
工場(こうじょう)用地(ようち)を探(さが)す。
I am looking for land for a factory site.
用地(ようち)の買収(ばいしゅう)が終(お)わった。
The land acquisition is complete.
市(し)はこの土地(とち)を公園(こうえん)用地(ようち)として指定(してい)した。
The city designated this land as a park site.

用地(ようち) almost always appears with the purpose attached before it: X用地(ようち) means "land for X."

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 敷地(しきち): the site a building actually sits on — more concrete and physical
  • 用地(ようち): land earmarked for a use, often before anything is built — more administrative and abstract

Related Words

Compare: 敷地(しきち) (site, premises)
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Added 2026.9.14 17:43 · Revised 2026.9.15 22:41
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