Translation guide
Describes land that is next to or shares a boundary with another piece of land. In Japanese, this is expressed through specific nouns and adjectives, with distinctions between formal/legal contexts and everyday speech.
To refer to land that is next to or bordering another piece of land, in everyday or general contexts.
The most common and neutral term for adjoining land. Used in both spoken and written Japanese.
隣接地に新しい家が建った。
A new house was built on the adjoining land.
A more colloquial phrase meaning 'the neighboring land'. Often used in casual conversation.
隣の土地はまだ売れていない。
The adjoining land hasn't been sold yet.
A shorter, somewhat more formal or written term for adjacent land. Common in legal or real estate contexts.
隣地との境界を確認する。
Confirm the boundary with the adjoining land.
To refer to adjoining land in formal documents, contracts, or property descriptions.
Also used in formal contexts; it is the standard term in legal and real estate documents.
契約書には隣接地の所有者の同意が必要だ。
The contract requires the consent of the owner of the adjoining land.
Frequently used in legal contexts, especially in boundary disputes or property registration.
A more technical term used in surveying or urban planning, emphasizing physical connection.
接続地の測量を行う。
Conduct a survey of the adjoining land.
To emphasize that two pieces of land physically touch or share a border without anything in between.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'land that is touching/adjoining'. Useful when you want to stress physical contact.
私の土地に接している土地は国有地だ。
The land adjoining my property is state-owned.
A slightly more formal version using the verb 隣接する (to adjoin).
公園に隣接する土地が売りに出されている。
The land adjoining the park is up for sale.
隣接地 is the standard neutral term. 隣地 is slightly more formal and common in legal contexts. 隣の土地 is casual and conversational. All are widely understood.
You can describe the relationship between two pieces of land using the verb 隣接する (to adjoin). For example: 私の土地は公園に隣接している (My land adjoins the park).
Discuss the boundary line with the adjoining landowner.