土地|とちtochi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounplot of land; lot; soil
   この土地とちは池田いけだ氏しの所有しょゆうだ。↗

   This land belongs to Mr Ikeda.
2. nounlocality; region; place

• Synonym地所じしょWrittenWritten word for land held as property, such as a homesite, as in 「地所を買う」; has a real-estate feel and sounds dated.
• Synonym敷地しきちNeutralLand occupied by a building, road or similar facility, as in 「学校の敷地」; centers on the site being used rather than land in general.
• Synonym区画くかくNeutralOne of the parcels land is divided into, as in 「分譲区画」; the emphasis is on the divided unit, not the land itself.
• Synonym地面じめんNeutralThe surface of the earth, as in 「地面に落ちる」; the focus is the surface, while 「土地」 is about a tract of land and who owns it.
• Synonym地ちNeutralThe same word as 「土」, also written 「地」; soil or the ground itself — the material, not something used in property deals.
• Related土つちNeutralSoil or dirt, as in 「土を掘る」; the material itself, while 「土地」 is a stretch of ground or a piece of property.
• Related土壌どじょうNeutralSoil, mostly in farming and scientific contexts; also figuratively the setting that nurtures something. Not a plot or property.
• Related大地だいちWrittenA written, literary word for the vast earth, contrasted with the sky, as in 「大地を踏みしめる」.
• RelatedグラウンドNeutralLoanword mostly for a sports ground or school playground, as in 「学校のグラウンド」; can also mean bare ground or a base, where 「土地」 is a plot.
• Related泥どろNeutralWet, soggy mud, as in 「泥だらけ」; the substance itself, related to 「土地」 only through the soil sense.
• Related陸地りくちNeutralLand as opposed to the sea — ground not covered by water; 「土地」 typically means a plot people use or own.
• Related地じNeutralThe same word as 「土」, also written 「地」; soil or the ground itself — the material, not something used in property deals.
• Related地べたじべたCasualColloquial word for the ground, as in 「地べたに座る」; casual in tone and never used of real estate.

Use 「土地」 for a piece of land as property or a location. Say 「敷地」 for a building site, 「土」 for soil, 「地面」 for the ground surface, and 「陸地」 for land as opposed to the sea. The rest are narrower: 「地所」 dated property land, 「区画」 a divided parcel, 「土壌」 soil in farming or science, 「大地」 literary earth, 「グラウンド」 sports field, 「泥」 mud, 「地べた」 colloquial ground.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 土つち、土壌どじょう。
2. 陸上りくじょうにおける、平面へいめんの一定いっていの広ひろがり。陸上りくじょう又または地上ちじょうの一部いちぶに、所有しょゆうや支配しはいといった目的もくてきで領域りょういきを設定せっていしたもの。
3. その地方ちほう、地域ちいき。ご当地とうち。