宅地|たくちtakuchi[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounbuilding lot; residential land
- Synonym住宅地じゅうたくちNeutralCovers a residential area or land for housing; broader than 「宅地」, which leans toward the registered land category.
- Related住宅街じゅうたくがいNeutralA residential neighborhood, as in 「閑静な住宅街」; it evokes the streetscape of houses, whereas 「宅地」 is the land for building.
- Related住宅地区じゅうたくちくNeutralWritten prose for a residential district; it stresses the area as a whole, while 「宅地」 is a legally defined plot of land for building.
- Related住居地域じゅうきょちいきFormalFormal statutory term for a residential zone under urban-planning law; 「宅地」 denotes the land parcel itself, not a zoned district.
For land legally designated for buildings — as in 「宅地造成」 or 「宅地建物取引士」 — use 「宅地」. For a residential district say 「住宅地」 or 「住宅地区」, for the streetscape 「住宅街」, and for the statutory zoning term 「住居地域」.
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