湿地|しっちshitchi[0]heiban (flat)

1. noundamp ground; wetland; bog; marsh

• Synonym沼地ぬまちNeutralMarshland of deep mud and standing water; 「湿地」 is the broader term, covering wetlands of every kind, from wet moors to tidal flats.
• Synonym沼ぬまNeutralA small body of water ringed by land, or a marsh or swamp; colloquially also an obsession you get sucked into. 「湿地」 is the general word for damp ground.
• Related沼沢しょうたくWrittenWritten/formal word for marshes and swamps, found mostly in geographical writing; 「湿地」 is the more common, general term for damp land.
• Related沼沢地しょうたくちWrittenWritten/formal term for marshy, swampy terrain; in everyday speech you would say 「湿地」 or 「沼地」.
• Antonym乾地WrittenWritten word for dry ground, the direct opposite of damp 「湿地」.

「湿地」 is the default for damp ground, as in 「湿地帯」. Use 「沼地」 for deep-mud marshland and 「沼」 for the water itself (or, colloquially, an obsession); 「沼沢」 and 「沼沢地」 are written alternatives, 「乾地」 the dry opposite.

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1. (しっち) 湿気しっけが多おおく、じめじめとした土地とち。